By our reporter| Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state on Tuesday, said he removed Sanusi as the Emir of Kano to save the traditional institution from abuse, and also give to him a dose of the Jonathan medicine which would ”serve the same purpose, for the same disease and the same patient”.
Ganduje who made the disclosure in Abuja at the presentation of a book in honour of former president Jonatha titled, ‘Dear President Goodluck Jonathan (An Open Letter),” by Bonaventure Melah, also revealed that Sanusi was appointed the Emir in 2014 to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan, who sacked him as the Central Bank Governor for alleging that $49 billion was missing from the public coffers.
According to the governor, Sanusi was not the best man for the throne at the time he was appointed in June 2014, but had the backing of Rabiu Kwankwaso administration in the state.
Ganduje who praised Jonathan for sacking the former governor of the country’s apex bank, said Sanusi ought to have discussed the matter of the alleged missing fund privately with the former President
He said, “Sanusi was appointed Emir of Kano not because he was the best man for the throne but to retaliate what Jonathan did to him. That was in order to prove that what Jonathan did to him was wrong and that the people of Kano wanted their son as Emir and therefore, they decided to appoint him as Emir.
“But when he was appointed, there was 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, 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 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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