Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that a desire to get justice for former President Goodluck Jonathan is part of the reason he removed former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.
Jonathan, who though is in the Peoples Democratic Party, appears to be getting more love from Ganduje’s All Progressives Congress, that chased him out of power in 2015, with feelers emerging that he is being considered for 2023.
At the launch of a book on Jonathan on Tuesday, Ganduje said Sanusi did not merit being appointed the Emir in the first place.
According to him, he was appointed to spite Jonathan, who had removed him (Sanusi) as the Governor of Central Bank, due to an alleged claim that some $49bn was missing.
Ganduje said he then eventually found it sensible to remove the emir.
He said, “Jonathan took a bold step in sacking Sanusi as CBN Governor, which created bad blood in certain circles. When Sanusi said $49 billion was lost in Jonathan’s government, I said in my mind that No, you could have discussed with him (Jonathan) privately.
You could have given him this clue and then he would know how to investigate even before those who had stolen the money would find a way of hiding the money.
That statement, I said in my mind, was not honourable. That statement created bad blood.
“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 were 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, (that’s why you will laugh), 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 for 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.”
