Sanusi’s Dethronement Is The Wish Of Kano People, His Lineage Can Never Be Emir Again – Mohammed

A second republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed has declared that Emir Sanusi’s dethronement is an expression of the wish of the people of Kano State.

Mohammed justified his statement by noting that everywhere in Kano State had been peaceful since Sanusi was deposed and a new Emir installed.

The elder statesman, however, disagreed with insinuations in certain quarters that Sanusi’s dethronement was politically motivated.

“No! It has no political undertone. I say no with great circumspection because the Emir is not a political appointee; he is an appointee of the traditional institution of the Emirates system. This system predates partisan politics in northern Nigeria,” Mohammed declared in an interview with Temidayo Akinsuyi when he was asked his view about the allegations of political undertone in the Emir’s removal from office.

He, however, noted that some political maneuvers were involved in installing Sanusi as the Emir of Kano State.

“What brought politics into the appointment of the last Emir who has just been dethroned was the fact that PDP decided to get involved and it also coincided with the fact that the former Emir had made reckless statements about missing $21b and the former president, Goodluck Jonathan asked him to be arrested. However, he went into hiding and it was while he was in hiding, the vacancy occurred through the death of Emir Ado Bayero and he became the Emir of Kano. The then governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and his deputy, Abdullahi Ganduje, who is the current governor of the state, hid him in Government House and later they announced his appointment as Emir of Kano.”

The former lawmaker said Sanusi’s appointment as Emir was against the wishes of the majority of the people of Kano, hence the lack of any protest when he was eventually removed from office on Monday by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

“His appointment as Emir has been a very controversial appointment and it was done with great disrespect to the wishes of Kano people.”

He then added that “If indeed, there was a political undertone, the fact of the matter was that his dethronement was the wish of the majority because there has not been any negative reaction from anybody since the action was taken. People are going about their normal businesses. I just returned from my bank which is located in the heart of the city and everywhere is peaceful.”

When asked about the chances of Sanusi returning as Emir of Kano, Mohammed stated categorically that he doesn’t see such happening, adding that his lineage has been tested and failed the people of the Emirate.

“There is nothing the media in Lagos or anybody can do to bring him back to be Emir. I don’t believe any line of his family can be emirs again because we have tried them twice and they have been a woeful disaster. He is out of touch of realities in Kano and in the North and none of the people want to impose themselves on the North. They want to turn the north into a colony. If he is such a great guy, let them make him the president or let him stand for election, let’s see the votes he can get.”