By Uche Mbah
Barely twenty four hours after Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission found the Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, guilty of misappropriation of N3.4 billion belonging to Kano Emirate, the Governor of Kano state, Umar Ganduje and Sanusi met during Sallah prayers at the just concluded Eid at the prayer ground, Kofar Mata, Kano.
This is the first time that both gladiators are seen shaking hands in public in recent times, after they became estranged due to mutual distrust. Sanusi was said to have vigorously worked for the removal of Ganduje during the 2019 governorship elections. So it is believed that the travails of Sanusi is being instigated by Governor Ganduje due to the role played by the former during the 2019 elections. Ganduje won that election after a controversial rerun organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC
There has been various interpretations of the pictures going round, with analysts interpreting Sanusi’s posture as defeatist.
It is expected that the governor will expedite action on the suspension recommendation, a move analysts believe is for further humiliation of the Emir.
The fact that Emirs are subject to the whims and caprices of the executive arm of the government was a by product of the British imperialist arrangement, where they use the Emirs to rule in what was later modified into a process called indirect rule. Ganduje had recently balkanized the Kano Emirate, which has been in existence for over 200 years. That is history in the making.
Despite interventions from prominent individuals, including the Business Mogul Aliko Dangote, Ganduje had remained adamant in his determination to humiliate Sanusi.
It is believed that the governor could not have been able to pull through such high profile assault without the backing of the presidency. The Presidency, however, has kept mute about the Sanusi saga.
