Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwakwanso, has slammed his successor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over the removal of Muhammadu Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
Although the dethronement, which happened months ago, appeared to have become a thing of the past, Ganduje revisited it about a week ago, when he spoke on why he stopped the former Governor of the Central Bank.
According to him, he dethroned Sanusi because he made a false claim against the Jonathan government.
But Kwakwanso, in a statement, said the real reason Ganduje took the action was that Sanusi as the Emir criticised Ganduje’s plan to take a $1.8bn loan for a rail project.
Besides, he said, the governor was intimidated by Sanusi’s stature.
He added, “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 dethroned 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.
“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 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.”
