It was indeed another embarrassing day for Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II as some angry youths in Kano heckled and pelted him with objects on his way to attend a Qur’anic graduation ceremony at Nurul Huda Islamiyya Zage on Tuesday.
In a viral video online, the youths were heard saying in Hausa “kara mas”, which loosely translated means “add it again.”
Security operatives and palace guards had to make efforts to protect the Emir from the stones.
According to a report by Politics Digest, an online newspaper, when the Emir arrived at the venue, the youth kept chanting Bamayi (We don’t want), a situation that allegedly prompted the Emir to leave the venue without delivering a speech.
“It was learnt that this is the first time an Emir would attend a Qur’anic graduation without delivering a speech in the history of Kano Emirate.
“This paper contacted the Chief of Staff to the Emir over the matter, he neither picked the call and nor respond to text messages sent to him,” the newspaper added.
In an unrelated development, amid speculations of a fresh plot to remove the Emir, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has denied his involvement.
His Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment, Chief Oliver Okpala, dispelled allegations and insinuations in some quarters that his boss is in a fresh plot to dethrone Sanusi.
There is a report circulating in the social media captioned “Ganduje leads fresh plot to dethrone Emir Mohammad Sanusi.”
The report quoted “sources within the Kofar Kudu Palace, powerful individuals in Kano, allegedly led by All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, are orchestrating the removal of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor as the 16th Emir of Kano and Chairman of the Kano Council of Chiefs”
But reacting to the controversial publication , Chief Oliver Okpala maintained that nothing could be true about the claims, insisting that Dr. Ganduje has nothing to do with the allegation of a fresh plot to dethrone , Emir Mohammad Sanusi.
Chief Okpala said Dr. Ganduje was no longer the Governor of Kano state , neither is he the Speaker of the state House of Assembly and could not be linked with any fresh plot or plan to dethrone or enthone anyone as Emir of Kano.
“It should be made categorically clear that Dr. Ganduje has nothing to do with the present enthronement or dethronement of Emir Mohammad Sanusi in Kano state”
“It should be noted that Dr. Ganduje is no longer the Executive Governor of Kano state or the speaker of the Kano state house of assembly and therefore cannot have anything to do further with the Emirship of Kano”
According to Chief Okpala , Dr. Ganduje is not also involved in any plan to advise Emir Ado Bayero to abdicate the throne as alleged .
“It is laughable that Dr. Ganduje who has left office as Governor for some years now would be accused of masterminding a fresh plot to remove or enthrone an Emir.
“According to the publication Ganduje is not only alleged to be plotting to remove Emir Sanusi, they said he is also plotting to advise Alhaji Ado Bayero to abdicate his throne as Emir of Kano for peace to reign . This is to say the least preposterous and absurd”
“It must be made clear that Dr. Ganduje has led and Governed Kano state creditably and since moved on, focusing on other more important national issues, as he leads Nigeria’s governing party , the APC .
“Dr. Ganduje has no further hand in the Kano Emirship issue as he is very busy with leading the APC “
“He is satisfied with the enomous contributions he made in terms of massive dividends of democracy, infrastructural developments and the good governance he provided while he held sway as Governor of Kano state”
“Those who are behind this sinister move to malign the APC National Chairman know what their sponsors are planning and they should leave the very busy, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje out of it.
“By going further to allege that he wants to use his influence in the Presidency to achieve the so called enthronement and dethronement, it reveals the clandestine and dangerous motive of the sponsors of this act to create bad blood between Dr. Ganduje and Aso Rock.
“Let me reiterate here that Dr. Ganduje has very great respect for the Presidency and the national leader of the party, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The relationship between both parties have been very cordial and no amount of blackmail can destroy the solidity of the partnership .
“The sponsors of this unsavory publication should know that the people of Kano state love and cherish Dr. Ganduje for his
untrammeled services to the people of Kano when he served as Governor.
“Dr Ganduje as the National Chairman of the APC through his leadership activities has now positioned the party as one to reckon with . His monumental political acheivements now portray him as a true nationalist; not involved in sectional politics or irrelevant traditional matters”
