The government of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, Monday announced the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Naijaparry News reports.
Secretary to the State Government, Usman Alhaji, announced this at a State Executive Council meeting.
He said that the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration sacked the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor over allegations that the monarch consistently refused to abide by instructions from the government.
“The Kano State Executive Council has unanimously approved the dethronement of the Emir of Kamo Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II at a special sitting held today by the council,” the Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, said on his official Twitter handle.
Sanusi, who ascended the throne of the Emir of Kano in 2014, after the demise of his granduncle, Ado Bayero, has been engaged in a battle with governor Ganduje since 2019.
There are allegations that the relationship between Ganduje and the former banker cracked because the emir supported Abba Kabir-Yusuf – the defeated governorship candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
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