The Kano State government has revealed why the dethroned Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi 11 was ejected from the palace.
The spokesman to the governor state governor, Sailu Tanko-Yakasai said the security operatives had to eject Sanusi from the palace over his refusal to leave after his dethronement.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje who chaired the Kano Executive Council had removed Emir Sanusi on Monday for what he termed “disrespect for the office of the governor”.
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The governor immediately appointed Aminu Ado Bayero as his successor.
While speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Tanko-Yakasai said the government’s initial plan was to treat the sacked Emir better but his refusal to leave the palace made the government to involve security operatives to eject him.
“He was offered to be handled better, I think they wanted it to be a quiet thing. That is the standard, that is the law. A deposed emir has to leave the state. That is what has happened in the past in situations,” he said.
“I don’t know what happened in the palace that caused the delay. The emir wasn’t, at the initial stage, willing to leave the palace. That was why we saw the involvement of the security forces. If he had gone willingly, I don’t think we would have seen such reactions from the security personnel.
“So, the situation was, even though, it was initially tensed but as you can see, Kano now is very peaceful. Since yesterday, everybody is going along with their business. This is here to stay God willing.”
Contrary to wide belief, the spokesman described his boss as an accommodating governor, arguing that he tolerated the deposed emir for a long time and only issued one query.
“One of the things that we as a government are battling with is that a lot of the things the emir did are things that are not on record to present as proof for the world to see,” he said.
“The governor is very accommodating. I can tell you that in four years that he has been governor, he has only issued one query to emir Sanusi but the few years that emir Sanusi was with the former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, he was issued between three to four queries.
“If Ganduje can accommodate all the things coming from the deposed emir and just issue one query, then that means he is a very tolerant governor.”
He hinted that despite making himself accessible to all, Sanusi continued to openly criticize the governor instead of offering his advice in private.
“The problem is not about being heard because the governor had made himself available to the emir,” he said.
“That anybody that is willing to come and advise and several occasions, the governor has been able to take this advice into consideration. So that means the emir had access to come and advise the governor if he wanted to but unfortunately, he only finds podiums and stages as the only means to advise the governor which is not right.
“The fact remains that no one will allow such disrespect and open criticisms.”
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