THE new Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has promised to rule according to the tenets of Islam and Sharia, urging all other contenders for the throne and other members of the ruling family to continue to live in peace and harmony.
The new Emir, after he was presented the letter of appointment by Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Monday, also promised to carry everybody along to make his tenure eventful.
Mallam Sanusi, who expressed gratitude to Allah for choosing him to rule Kano as the 14th emir, thanked the governor, the Kano kingmakers and all others that made the appointment possible.
He called for calm in the town, while assuring the people that he would ensure the development of the ancient town.
Earlier, Governor Kwankwaso had presented the official letter of appointment to the new emir, confirming his appointment, while warning those trying to play politics to desist.
Shortly after presenting the letter to the emir, who is the 14th in the Fulani dynasty of Kano, Governor Kwankwaso said the immediate past CBN governor was appointed based on his sterling qualities and in view of his lineage as a member of the royal family, as required by Kano traditions.
“Your appointment into the exalted position of Emir of Kano was guided by our collective and careful judgment of your ability, credibility and capability to provide the required purposeful leadership to enhance the Emirate Council, at this crucial period of our history as a state and as a nation.
“The appointment of the Emir is not a political issue. However, we are aware that enemies of the state and of this government politicised the appointment matter and disseminated misleading information in a cross section of the media, leading a political party to start congratulating one of the contenders for the exalted position before the official announcement,” he added.
Governor Kwankwaso explained that the committee of Kano kingmakers presented a list of three nominees for the position to the government, and after due consultation and consideration of all variables, the one destined by Allah to become Emir was eventually selected.
He appealed to traditional leaders as well as the generality of the people in the state to accept the new Emir as the will of Allah and support him towards moving Kano forward.
The governor advised Emir Sanusi, a grandson of the late Emir Sanusi Bayero, the 11th Emir of Kano under the Fulani dynasty, to be a father to all and to be just and fair in dealing with his subjects.
He also warned those inciting youths to protest the appointment of the Emir to desist from doing so, as it was not in the best interest of anybody in the state.
All the kingmakers, namely, Madakin Kano, Alhaji Yusuf N. Cigari; Makaman Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Sarki Ibrahim; Sarkin Dawaki Maituta, Alhaji Bello Abubakar; the Sarkin Bai, Alhaji Mukhtari Adnan and the Senior Councilor of the Emirate Council, Wamban Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, attended the ceremony.
Other personalities at the event were the Walin Kano, Alhaji Mahe Bashir, Senator Kabiru Gaya and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Malam Nasir el-Rufa’i.
Earlier, the city had witnessed another round of demonstrations on Monday, over the appointment of Sanusi as the new Emir.
The pro and anti-Sanusi protesters were said to have clashed, while it was rumoured that no fewer than three lives were lost, while few others sustained varying degrees of injury.
The clash, according to sources, occurred on the road leading to the Emir’s palace and Kofar Nasarawa at about 10.30 a.m.
Prior to the clash, it was learnt that both groups had made bonfire on both sides of the road leading to the palace, which the police put off before dispersing the crowd.
The rampaging groups later came together again, resulting in a clash between the two groups.
In a swift reaction, a squad from the state police command quickly restored sanity, while members of the squad cordoned off the entire area and kept surveillance.
When contacted the state Police Public Relations Officer, Magaji Musa Majia, who confirmed the disturbances, said normalcy was gradually being restored to the troubled spot, adding that there was no cause for alarm.
He said nobody died in the clash, adding that the claim that three people died as a result of the clash was a rumour.
How royalty war delivered emirship to Sanusi
By Lanre Adewole - Lagos
By Lanre Adewole - Lagos
BEYOND the political intervention that delivered the emirship of Kano to the immediate past governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi, Nigerian Tribune can reliably reveal that the royalty across northern Nigeria played a huge role in determining where the pendulum eventually swung.
A royal source revealed to the Nigerian Tribune that beyond the intervention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in favour of Sanusi, princes of other royal families across the North, whose lineages are not currently occupying thrones in their respective jurisdictions, reportedly made possibly a louder pitch to Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso on why a prince from another royal lineage should get it.
It was learnt that the princes across the North decided to weigh-in on the issue when they reportedly learnt about the involvement and insistence of Emirs across the North that lineage succession should be upheld by installing the first son of the late Ado Bayero, Dr Sunusi Lamido Ado Bayero.
It reportedly became a battle of wits between the lineages on the throne and those aspiring to succeed them from other royal lineages.
The move by the Emirs to get Bayero’s son in as his successor was reportedly targeted at cementing as a tradition, a growing trend in the North where a royal lineage tries to secure the throne, albeit permanently by positioning the children of the incumbents as heirs apparent, to take over from their fathers.
The said scenario reportedly played out in Gombe when Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar was picked to succeed his late father, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, as Emir of Gombe, following the death of the latter on May 27, 2014 in a London hospital.
Abubakar was Santurakin Gombe before his appointment.
The late Emir also succeeded his own late father as the 10th Emir of Gombe in 1984.
The newly-installed 11th emir of Gombe is the second son of his late father.
Nigerian Tribune was further told that princes from royal lineages outside of power saw Sanusi’s case as an opportunity to preserve their chances of also making it to their respective thrones when such become vacant, by reportedly throwing everything into making sure that the planned family succession did not materialise.
They were reportedly energised by the opposition of the sitting Emirs to the emergence of a prince from another royal family outside the Bayero’s, and reportedly put up a fight by tapping into all their sources of goodwill to prevail on Kwankwaso to appoint Sanusi, as a statement to the Emirs that other royal families in their jurisdictions have equal access to the thrones in the zone.
The first son of the late Bayero had been positioned as the heir apparent by his father by appointing him the district head of Gwale Local Government and Ciroman Kano.
Nigerian Tribune source said “it was an issue that rocked the entire North. The political party played a part, but it was more about royal battle. Why were they trying to shut others from other royal houses out?
“Imagine, the father spent 51 years, who knows how long the son would stay if the battle had not been won against father-to-son succession.
“The ploy to shut other royal houses out was already taking root in the North. That was why everything went into making the whole thing to turn out the way it did. At least, with Sanusi in now, other princes from other royal houses here (North) would have hope that their lineages are not completely out of the equation.
“What if a government comes tomorrow, looks at the trend everywhere in the North and says, it should be documented as the constitutional way of picking Emirs? So, if your father is not fortunate to be an Emir, your chances are lost forever. It should not be so.”
Bayero’s sons reconcile with Sanusi, pay homage
By Kola Oyelere - Kano
By Kola Oyelere - Kano
AS a way of reconciliation and display of loyalty to the new Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, sons of the late Emir and the Emirate Council paid homage to the new Emir at the Government House, after he had received his appointment letter.
This was as Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso refuted a purported allegation that the name of the new Emir was not on the list of nominees submitted to the government, saying that Sanusi was number one on the list
The new Emir made his first public appearance at the Government House, with members of the Emirate Council and district heads, including sons of the late emir, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, who paid homage to him.
The Emir promised to carry everybody along, adding, “I urge Kano people to always have the fear of God in all their undertakings, so that peace and harmony will continue to reign in the state.”
Sanusi, in his speech, said “let me tell you that I am married to the first daughter of the late Emir, who is my first wife and more so the Turaki Kano, Nasiru Ado Bayero, is my bossom brother. We slept together for about 10 years and, at this time, why should we go against the same family?”
He promised to be fair and just in carrying out his responsibilities as the father of all, adding that “there is no winner or loser.”
He condoled with the family of the late Emir, with the promise to continue with his good works.
Earlier, Governor Kwankwaso had said whatever must have happened on the emergence of the new Emir, the people of Kano should take it as an act of God.
“I stand to say that such notion that the name of the new Emir was not included is wrong in the sense that three names were presented to me by the four kingmakers. Let me be categorical, he (Sanusi) was top on the list and as such, I called the kingmakers as my witnesses.”
Atiku congratulates SanusiFORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised the new emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, to build on the enviable and positive legacies of the late emir, Ado Bayero.
In a statement congratulating Sanusi, Atiku said the new emir had worked strenuously to fulfill a life-time ambition, adding that he should use his position to unite all the ruling houses of Kano State and its people.
According to Atiku, “leadership is a test from God,” while he urged Sanusi to use his position to do justice to all manner of people in his domain.
The former vice president noted that Sanusi’s greatest and immediate challenge was sustaining Bayero’s passionate commitment to tolerance, unity and peaceful coexistence.
The Turakin Adamawa wished the new emir God’s guidance and wisdom for a successful reign.
Buhari congratulates, tasks SanusiA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, urged the new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, to support the government in its fight against terrorism.
In a letter he wrote to the emir, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Kaduna, Buhari congratulated the new Emir and urged him to bring his wealth of experience in assisting the economic revival of the Kano State and Nigeria in general.
The emir, he said, was chosen by God, and should, therefore, fear God and treat all the people of Kano as those under his care and supervision.
PDP congratulates himThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the newly installed Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi, saying that it will not play politics with the reverred traditional institution.
In a statement issued by the national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja, on Monday, the party said it “has an unflinching reverence for the traditional institution and in that regard, extends the same reverence it had for the late Emir to Mallam Sanusi.”
It, however, said it expected the new Emir to remain non-partisan deserving of the exalted and reverred office, like his predecessor.
According to the statement, “the PDP holds the office of the Emir of Kano in very high esteem. We, therefore, give the new emir our prayers and urge him to ensure that the sanctity of the throne and the traditional institution are absolutely guarded and preserved.”
Akeredolu tasks himThe new emir has been urged to use his new position to achieve peace in Kano and Nigeria.
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president, Chief Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said this while wishing the new emir a peaceful reign and long life.
In a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, Akeredolu noted that the announcement of Sanusi as the new emir confirmed the axiom that “nobody can prevent the sun from rising.”
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