The meeting with Mr Sanusi is believed to be part of Mr Obi’s desperate moves to make inroads into the core northern states.
, on Saturday, held talks with the immediate past Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on his presidential aspiration and plans for Nigeria.
The meetings are believed to be part of Mr Obi’s moves to make inroads into the core northern states.While Mr Obi and members of his “Obidient” movement are making serious impacts in the southern part of the country and the North-central zone, the predominantly Muslim core northern states mainly in the North-west and the North-east geo-political zones of the country have remained their weak links.
He was among those who openly criticised the deposition of Mr Sanusi as emir of Kano, arguing it was an action that could rub off negatively on, not just the Kano emirate, but Nigeria at large.Mr Sanusi was controversially deposed as emir of Kano and banished to Nasarawa State by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on 6 March 2020.“The removal of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano has impacted more negatively on Nigeria than on the former emir himself.
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