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Nigeria’s ruling party has been given another headache in the run-up to next year’s general election, with the appointment of the former central bank governor to an influential religious post.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was named Emir of Kano on Sunday, making him the second most-powerful Islamic leader in the country and giving him immediate influence across the Muslim-majority north.
But with Sanusi’s background and the allegiances of the Kano state governor who approved his appointment, domestic politics and jockeying for position before next year’s vote have been suspected.
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Source: #Vanguard
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was named Emir of Kano on Sunday, making him the second most-powerful Islamic leader in the country and giving him immediate influence across the Muslim-majority north.
But with Sanusi’s background and the allegiances of the Kano state governor who approved his appointment, domestic politics and jockeying for position before next year’s vote have been suspected.
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Source: #Vanguard
