The
Kano State Government led by Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the sacking of the
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.
The Director-General, Media
and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, said this on his
official Twitter handle, @Dawisu, on Monday.
The Kano State Executive Council has unanimously approved the
dethronement of the Emir of Kamo Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II at a special sitting
held today by the council,” he tweeted.
Sanusi ascended the throne in 2014,
following the death of his granduncle Ado Bayero. His grandfather Muhammadu
Sanusi I reigned from 1953 to 1963, when he was deposed by Premier Ahmadu
Bello. His father Aminu Sanusi was Ciroma of Kano.
Prior to his ascension, Sanusi
was an economist and banker. He served as the Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria from 2009 to 2014, when he was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan
after raising the alarm on the $20bn alleged to be missing.
The emir has
been engaged in a battle with the governor since last year amid
allegations that he supported the governorship candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Abba Kabir-Yusuf.
The monarch had since been under investigation for alleged corruption while
his emirate was split into
five to whittle down his influence.
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