The Kano State Government has made more revelations about what led to the deposed of Lamido Sanusi II.

The state government held that Sanusi was queried four times by the administration of Rabiu Kwankwaso for disrespecting the tradition of the emirate and also had been on loggerhead with Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje for three years.

The spokesperson to the governor of Kano, Mr. Salihu Yakasai featuring on a private radio station in Osogbo, Osun State, Rave FM on the programme, Frank Talk on Tuesday stated that only the people who have not been following several developments in Kano State about Sanusi are the one that is shocking about his dethronement.

Yakasai noted that reasons for his dethronement have been going on for three years which he pointed insubordination as part of the reasons for dethroning him.

He opined that no state governor in Nigeria can tolerate his (Sanusi) insubordination like Ganduje did in the past three years.

He said, “No matter how highly placed the emir is, constitutionally is at the mercy of the state governor. If you remove sentiment and emotion from the issue, you will know that emir is an appointment from the governor. There are certain expectations from Emir and part of it is to respect the constituted authority and he has a limit which he has been crossing for 3years.

He, however, said Sanusi was not sacked for allegation of corruption but on the ground of disobeying the law.

He said “the position of Emir comes with its own restrictions which Sanusi didn’t take cognizance of. Sanusi did not grow up in Kano state. He does not understand the traditional institution that he was occupying.

”Sanusi always goes to the gallery to talk about issues to get applause. At the tail end of the administration of former governor of Kano, Rabiu Kwankwaso reintroduced ban of street begging and that time Sanusi was accommodating the Alimajiris in his palace, feeding them and on that particular issue, he was given four queries for disobeying him and governor Ganduje for the past five years gave him one.

Among other reasons he gave was that Sanusi was participating in politics, destruction of cultural heritage, shunning programme of government on educating to solve the challenges of Almajiris.

Yakasai also said, “He speaks other languages in Kano which is against the tradition. An Emir must not speak another language other than Hausa to preserve the language as a custodian of the language.

”The place which had been existing for long, when he came he demolished everything and erected another one. How’s he preserving tradition?

“He always goes out to condemn his own people on several issues. An Emir should not do that. He always negative to his own people.

He was also identifying with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) both within and outside the state.

However, Yakasai noted that the restriction on Sanusi to Nasarawa is indefinite. He can’t be anywhere else aside where he was banished until he’s pardon by the State governor.

Barely 24 hours after he was deposed as the Emir and banished from Kano, Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, has appointed Malam Muhammad Sanusi II into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA).

A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that, “the appointment is part of the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA, which is statutorily chaired by the Deputy Governor, and has as internal members other senior officials of the Kaduna State Government.”

The statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Governor, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, said that “Kaduna State hopes to benefit from the profile, experience, intellect and networks of His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi, who before becoming Emir, had built a solid reputation in global financial circles.

According to the statement, “Malam Nasir El-Rufai said that Kaduna State is honoured to be able to call on the services of a man of such calibre to drive its development,’’ the statement added.

The statement which said that El-Rufai has approved the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA, further said that the agency  was established in 2015, and has  led the investment drive of the state and anchored implementation of the Ease of Doing Business Charter that earned Kaduna State recognition as the Number One place for doing business in Nigeria.

According to the statement, Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Balarabe will chair the board while His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II will be Vice-Chairman.

Other members of the board include Malam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Jimi Lawal, Senior Adviser and Counsellor and Aisha Dikko, the Attorney General of Kaduna State.

The KADIPA board also includes the Head of Service, Hajiya Bariatu Yusuf Mohammed, Commissioner of Business, Innovation and Technology, Idris Nyam, Commissioner of Housing and Urban Development, Fausat Ibikunle and Commissioner, Planning and Budget Commission, Thomas Gyang.

Other board members are the Director-General of Kaduna Geographic Information System(KADGIS), Altine Jibrin, Muhammad Hafiz Bayero, the Managing Director of Kaduna Market Development and Management Company, Farida Dankaka and Umma Aboki, the Executive Secretary of KADIPA.

“The Governor also said that he is confident that the new board, which contains the most senior officers of the state will further propel KADIPA to greater success in attracting investments to Kaduna State.”

The statement disclosed that the government carefully chose the external members to further reinforce the investment credentials of the state.

According to Adekeye, “El-Rufai has expressed his gratitude to members of the reconstituted board of KADIPA for agreeing to serve”.

Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged Nigerians, especially Muslims, to fervently pray for the Federal Government to overcome the insecurity challenges facing the country.

El-Rufai also said: ”God should give our leaders the wisdom to see how to secure the country.”

The governor, who spoke in Abuja at the 25th year anniversary of NASFAT with the theme: ‘education as a panacea for building a better society’, lamented that Muslims should embrace moral values no matter the situation in the country.

El-Rufai therefore urged traditional, religious, elders, youths and political leaders to work together to achieve good governance.

He urged all Nigerians, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to pray for the peace and harmony in the country.

The governor, who was represented by the Coordinator of the inter-faith Bureau of Kaduna State, Alhaji Tahir Baba Ibrahim, said: “the executive governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai rejoiced with the entire NASFAT family for the remarkable achievements in the service of Allah and for initiating programs that have uplifted the lives of its members in particular, and the general public at large either spiritually socially and economically.

“He quoted Prophet Muhammad as saying that ‘The best of mankind is he will benefit mankind’. Secondly, His Excellency, remind us about the important Islam attach to moral values. This moral values which Islam preaches on call the Muslims to put into practice in their day to day activities, as well as in their interaction with others.

These values are honesty, truthfulness, forgiveness, patient, courage, love, mercy, kindness, brotherhood, trust, and integrity.

“Governor of Kaduna state Mallam Nasir El-Rufai affirmed that once the Muslims took it upon themselves to conduct their life under the dictates of this moral values Muslims will surely overcome most of our challenges as Muslim communities and at the same time, the non-Muslims will appreciate the beauty of Islam.

“It is clear in many, hadith of Prophet Muhamad, he keeps on emphasizing for one to attend a high moral character in many places even identify Islam as the moral balance, that once you have this moral value, you practice them into our daily life.

It means that you are a practicing Muslim, there is a hadith where one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad came to him that whatever you can do to lead to Al-Jannah is acceptable in the sight of Allah and in the day of judgment will lead you to the attainment of Janna is what is called goodness.

“It is clear in many, hadith of Prophet Muhamad, he keeps on emphasizing for one to attend a high moral character in many places even identify Islam as the moral balance, that once you have this moral value, you practice them into our daily life. It means that you are a practicing Muslim, there is a hadith where one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad came to him that whatever you can do to lead to Al-Jannah is acceptable in the sight of Allah and in the day of judgment will lead you to the attainment of Janna is what is called goodness.

“Those in authority cannot alone achieve success. He therefore appealed to Islamic organisations to compliment government efforts to achieving good governance”.

He was moved to Awe on Tuesday afternoon reportedly because of lack of social amenities in the town after a seven-hour grueling drive from Kano.

His convoy arrived Awe town around 6: 55pm.

Details shortly…