The Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, on Thursday said he
would not be discouraged as a change agent in the society.
Sanusi stated this in Kano, when the new Country
Representative of UNICEF, Mohammed Fall, paid him a visit to solicit his
support for girl-child education.
He admitted that change was difficult to bring about all
over the world, not only in Nigeria.
“Change is always difficult in any society; not only in Kano
or in Nigeria but the world at large. Once, you want to bring change especially
that, which has to do with the old tradition, it always meets with resistance
from the society.
“I’m very aware of this, but that will never discourage me
in my drive toward change. I know that there are a lot of people in the society
that really understand what I’m driving at.
“I’m therefore calling on everybody; the Ulama, the
contractors, the students, the youth leaders, Muslims, especially you, the
UNICEF, to come and rally round me as I am ready to pursue this agenda to a
logical conclusion. I know I will succeed because the change is meant for the
betterment of the society,” the monarch said.
By Ifreke Inyang
