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Sanusi was appointed Kano emir to spite Jonathan, Ganduje says

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said deposed Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II was appointed in 2014 to spite the President Goodluck Jonathan.

Ganduje said this on Tuesday at the presentation of a book on former President Goodluck Johnathan, which was authored by a journalist, Bonaventure Philips Melah.

The Kano governor, according to the Nation, said Sanusi was not the best man for the throne at the time he was appointed in June 2014, adding that he took the decision to remove him to save the traditional institution from abuse.

“Jonathan took a bold step in sacking Sanusi as CBN Governor, which created bad blood in certain circles.

“When Sanusi said $49 billion was lost in Jonathan’s government, I said in my mind that no, you could have discussed with him (Jonathan) privately.

“You could have given him this clue and then he would know how to investigate even before those who had stolen the money would find a way of hiding the money.

“That statement, I said in my mind was not honourable. That statement created bad blood”.

But after he was sacked as CBN govrrnor in April 2014, Sanusi was appointed Kano emir two months after in June 2014 by then Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

Ganduje, who was Kwankwaso’s deputy at the time, said he sacked Sanusi as Emir of Kano on March 9, 2020 because he never deserved the throne in the first place.

The governor added that when Sanusi was appointed, “there were a lot of demonstration with people burning tyres here and there. But because of government backing, he was sustained on the stool.

“When I became governor, (that’s why you will laugh), I said yes, the Jonathan medicine is an important medicine.

“That medicine, even though I am not a medical doctor, but that medicine would serve the same purpose, for the same disease and for the same patient.

“So I took my Jonathan medicine and decided to save the system, to save the institution and I applied it effectively. So Jonathan and I are on the same page. Actually, I have no regrets.”

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