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A former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso on Thursday said, he had no regret playing a role in making a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido, the Emir of Kano.
He also prayed to God Almighty to “save Kano State and indeed the whole country from the present quagmire that we found ourselves.”
According to him, the appointment and coronation of the Emir involved a consultative process that is guided by law, adding that as the then Governor of Kano State, he knew the type of people to consult when it came to such critical issues which border on life-long appointments like the successor of the late Emir Ado Bayero.
Former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said contrary to claims by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, the appointment of Muhammad Sanusi II as Emir of Kano was not done to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan. Ganduje had said at the presentation of a book on Jonathan that Sanusi was not the best man for the throne […]
He also prayed to God Almighty to “save Kano State and indeed the whole country from the present quagmire that we found ourselves.”
According to him, the appointment and coronation of the Emir of Kano involved a consultative process that is guided by law, adding that as the then Governor of Kano State, he knew the type of people to consult when it comes to such critical issues which border on life-long appointments like the successor of the late Emir Ado Bayero.
Governor Ganduje had at the event held in Abuja said he dethroned Sanusi in March 2020 to save the traditional institution from abuse, “even though he was not the best among the contestants.”
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A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Thursday, said he had “no regret” making a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano.
He also prayed to God Almighty to “save Kano State and indeed the whole country from the present quagmire that we found ourselves”.
According to him, the appointment and coronation of the Emir of Kano involved a consultative process that is guided by law, adding that as the then Governor of Kano State, he knew the type of people to consult when it comes to such critical issues that centres around on life-long appointments like the successor of the late Emir Ado Bayero.