Metro This Emir of Kano must not be a Sanusi -Punch

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The desideratum was unmistakable, the determination was indubitable, and the expectation to have it signed, sealed and delivered by the kingmakers was without an iota of doubt. The immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, verbalised it publicly that he wanted to be the Emir of Kano and he did. His upstep unto the throne of his forefathers was greeted with much bickering, wrangling and haggling by those who wanted the same sceptre as widespread violence spread from uptown to downtown Kano after his ascension. The new Emir had to take a quick flight from his new palace-home so that the irate mob would not run him over as he took refuge in the Kano State Government House which became an annex of the Emirate. “I may not be the best of the candidates, but I am the one God has chosen to lead”, he had said in a sermon to his faithful.But not many people bought this talking point.

Politicking of course was not unexpected in the city that has a large number of voters. All political parties threw their hats in the ring to gain an upper hand as they also keep their eyes as a flint on 2015. Nigerians know Sanusi, but not this Emir of Kano. Sanusi and the Emir of Kano could be two different people, but his crowning attempts to merge both chores and personalities under one indivisible and inseparable royal authority. What is the difference between Sanusi and the Emir of Kano?

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