By Aiyeku Timothy
A former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has claimed that Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje dethroned Muhammad Sanusi II as Emir of Kano because of inferiority complex against him, and nothing more.
Senator Kwankwaso noted in a press statement signed by his Principal Private Secretary, Muhammad Inuwa Ali, on Tuesday, that “the fears of high esteem and caliber, plus influence the Emir possesses made Ganduje jittery and insisted on dethroning him.
Kwankwaso said; “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.
“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 Gov. Ganduje and his cohorts because of the Emir’s progressive ideas on various issues that affect the people of the state.”
Kwankwaso argued that Sanusi’s removal had nothing to do with former President Goodluck Jonathan, citing Ganduje’s desperation to obtain the $1.8 billion loan and the criticism of the loan as the reason for the governor’s action.
“It is common knowledge that the Emir was too progressive for Gov. 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.”
It would be recalled that Sanusi was dethroned on 9 March 2020 and replaced by Aminu Ado Bayero, the son his predecessor who ruled Kano for more than half a century until his death in 2014.
The Kano State government said Sanusi was removed “in order to safeguard the sanctity, culture, tradition, religion and prestige of the Kano emirate”, accusing the emir of “total disrespect” of institutions and the governor’s office.
