Former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Musa Kwwankwaso, has knocked his successor, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, over the comment that he dethroned Emir Sanusi because he was imposed on the Kano people to spite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
In a statement, Kwankwaso through his Principal Private Secretary, Muhammad Ali, said Ganduje dethroned Sanusi because he felt insecure around the Emir.
“We know that Ganduje always feels diminished and inferior in the presence of the Emir, and we know that Gov Ganduje harbours a pathological hatred for the Kano Traditional Institution, that was why he had to dethrone him.
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“We also know that Ganduje was madly obsessed with reversing everything that Sen. Kwankwaso did in the state. And we are aware, for these reasons, Gov. Ganduje was set, ab initio, to destroy the Kano Emirate. And Emir Sanusi II was marked to be the first victim.
“Let me also put on record that Emir Sanusi II was abducted and illegally dethroned by Governor Ganduje and his cohorts because of the Emir’s progressive ideas on various issues that affect the people of the state,” he said.
The statement added that Emir Sanusi’s opposition to Ganduje’s $1.8 billion loan request was the trigger for the dethronement.
“Everyone knows that Ganduje’s desperation to obtain the $1.8 billion loan and the former Emir’s criticism of the loan is what fuelled the illegal removal of Emir Sanusi II; it had nothing to do with former President Jonathan.
“It is common knowledge that the Emir was too progressive for Governor Ganduje’s liking and that was exactly why after his illegal removal and the dismemberment of the Kano Emirate Council, he appointed Emirs that will not question his ill-advised decisions even if they are against the interest of the state and its people.”
