Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been announced as the new Emir of Kano. The former Nigeria’s chief banker was, on Sunday, named as successor to late Ado Abdullahi Bayero, by the state government.
Addressing the media on Sunday at the Government House in Kano, the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, said the state government chose and confirmed Sanusi as the new Emir among the three nominees sent to it by the kingmakers.
The former CBN now becomes the 57th Emir of Kano, was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan in February 2014 over alleged financial recklessness. He is the grandson of the late immediate Emir’s brother.
Reports have it that there was an attempt by forces of the Federal Government to arrest the newly appointed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, at his official residence in Kano on Sunday. The former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was announced as the occupier of the exalted…
The newly appointed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has eventually moved into his official residence. He was escorted to his palace on Saturday from the Kano State Government House amidst water-tight security provided by some armed police officers and palace guards. His entry into the palace after he was…
President Goodluck Jonathan has held a closed-door meeting with the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The secret meeting took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. Both parties are meeting again for the second time after President Jonathan suspended Sanusi as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,…
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