Sanusi is a man who never shies away from controversy... he openly admitted that he loves controversy. “I love controversy”, he was quoted as saying at a conference. He gained notoriety as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria following the allegation.
The reign of ex-Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Muhammadu Sanusi II as the emir of the Kano emirate ended on Monday. DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITORThough Muhammad Sanusi II has been deposed as the 14th Emir of Kano and banished from the ancient city, he would be well remembered for his many controversies, particularly for using his position as emir to speak out on issues peculiar to northern Nigeria.
Sanusi was appointed Emir in 2014 by former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso. The death of Ado Bayero, his grand-uncle, in 2014 coincided with the time he was fired as Central Bank governor under controversial circumstances. This presented an opportunity for Kwankwaso who had just defected then from the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the then opposition All Progressives Congress to settle a long-running conflict he had with the Ado Bayero ruling house.
Sanusi publicly clashed with the Ganduje-led administration on several issues. The emir had repeatedly condemned corruption and misgovernance among northern elites. His utterances on polygamy and family planning were also regarded as controversial in conservative northern Nigeria. In fact, his views do not go down well with many in the North where the masses are usually denied the freedom to choose based on the prevailing religious dogma in the region.
“When we are concerned about security, we must go back in the history of the Sahel and look at the rebalancing of our cultural priorities, the reopening of trade routes.
On February 19, 2020, a Kano State High Court presided by Justice S.B. Na-Mallam stopped the planned suspension of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, over the investigation into the alleged involvement of Kano Emirate Council in financial misappropriation.
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