The Kano State Government may place the Emir of Kano, Alhaji
Muhammadu Sanusi II, on suspension to give way for “proper investigation” of
the emirate council’s finances.
The idea of the suspension was reportedly promoted by
politicians and elders from within and outside the state close to Governor
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
DAILY POST gathered that that some prominent northern
leaders were putting pressure on Ganduje to depose the monarch following the
latter’s recent outburst.
Recall that Sanusi recently cried out that some Northern
elites do not like him and that they were after him, over his critical comments
against the North.
Sanusi was installed by Ganduje’s predecessor, Rabiu
Kwankwaso who are both not in good terms at the moment.
The two fell out less than a year after Ganduje succeeded
his former principal.
A source close to Kano heavyweights told our correspondent
Tuesday morning that “Ganduje may be favourably disposed to the suspension idea
because Kwankwaso was the one who helped Sanusi become Emir.
“You will recall that the ruling PDP was then rooting for
Bayero and even rushed to issue a statement congratulating him before
announcement.
“So, it was Kwankwaso, who rallied round and used his power
as governor to crush Kano and Abuja forces.
“Now that Kwankwaso who installed Sanusi and Ganduje are
sworn enemies, the Governor may decide to spite the Senator by showing he is in
charge.
“Let me add that this probe issue would never have come up
in the first place if Kwankwaso and Ganduje were still best of friends”.
Already, the Kano state Public Complaint and
Anti-Corruption Agency (KSPCACA) is set to investigate the Muhammadu Sanusi-led
emirate council over an alleged misappropriation of billions of naira
supposedly left behind by his predecessor, the late Alhaji Ado Bayero.
According to letter of summons signed by the agency’s
Director of Operations, Sulaiman Gusau, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP),
and written to Sanusi, the agency is to probe activities in the emirate since
2015 when the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor ascended the
throne.
Sanusi, however, denied the allegation, insisting that he
has only spent less than N3billion since his installation.
The probe followed a petition written to the commission
after an online newspaper, Daily Nigerian, had published details of
transactions on the emirate’s bank accounts, alleging that the emir had
frittered away over N4bn he met in the accounts to finance a flamboyant
lifestyle.
The publication, which quoted copiously from transactions on
the council’s accounts, alleged that most of the money was used to pay for
luxury cars, chattered flights, internet and phone bills, among others.
Meanwhile, there are speculations in Kano that the state
anti-graft agency may explore its working relation with the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after preliminary investigation.
By Wale Odunsi
