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Sanusi remains Kano Emir despite my APC defection – Yusuf
There is no change in the status of Mohammed Sanusi 11 as the Emir of Kano Abba Kabir Yusuf, Governor of Kano State, said on Saturday, ending speculations that his defection from the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), would seal the fate of the monarch, whose throne has been heavily contested.
The prestigious Kano Monarchy has remained in contention since Sanusi, who was first crowned in 2016, but sacked in 20120 by Abdullahi Ganduje, former Governor of the state, returned to displace Aminu Ado Bayero, one of the five emirs installed in a decentralised five-throne structure.
Ganduje, in a daring move after dethroning Sanusi, who before ascending the throne of his father, served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and sent him on exile, had split the monarchy into five with the addition of Rano, Karaya, Gaya and Bichi.
In a move that also had a tint of politics, the road to the return of the ex-CBN boss, was paved by the Kano State House of Assembly, which in 2024, repealed the law creating the four additional emirates, which was assented to by Yusuf, a development that created a serious bickering between the governor and Ganduje, then National Chairman of the APC.
Indeed battle for the royal throne, which went to the courts, is believed to be an extension of the of the political schism between Ganduje and Rabiu Kwankwaso, also former Governor of the state under whom Yusuf emerged as a governor and teamed up to fight the ex-APC boss.
With Yusuf defecting to the ruling party, indicating a switch in political affinity to the Ganduje camp, fears had been sustained that he would toe the line of his predecessor by sacrificing the former CBN boss and return the Kano monarchy the way he met it.
But the governor, alleyed the fear on Saturday, saying the decision of the government to restore Sanusi, was a matter of law and not one that would be carried out whimsically.
Conveying his position through Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, his spokesman, Yusuf described the speculation as false and misleading, as was no plan whatsoever to tamper with the emirate arrangement.
“There is no plan to replace Emir Sanusi on the throne of Kano. The appointment of the Emir was made after the emirate law was repealed, and there is no intention at the executive level to amend it.
“Emir Sanusi has been duly appointed in accordance with the law, and the governor’s defection to the APC will not change the status quo. Emir Sanusi remains the Emir of Kano. The emirate issue is not a political decision. It is being driven by the personal interests of some individuals.”
Ibrahim Waiya, Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, had earlier disclosed that the state government was working towards resolving the prolonged Kano Emirate crisis through dialogue and reconciliation.
He said: “The Kano State Government assures you that very soon the emirate dispute will be resolved because we are now one. The government is committed to dialogue with all stakeholders to bring lasting peace to the Kano Emirate.”
The echoes of the drums rolled out to celebrate the rescue of the 44 teachers and students, kidnapped from some schools in Oyo State, after 56 days in the bush, would surely be disrupted abruptly, with the divergent echoes of a fresh abduction, this time coming from Kogi State.
Reports indicate that the gunmen, struck on Tuesday at the Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of the state, abducting four students, the school principal and a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc staff member.
Authorities of the Kogi State Police Command, who immediately unleashed their operatives in hot pursuit of the abductors, said the attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. while the students were writing their NECO examination.
Saliu Oyiza Afusat, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and spokesman of the command, said a combined team of police personnel and other security agencies has launched a search-and-rescue operation following the incident.
Informing that one of the students was actually rescued immediately, she said efforts were ongoing to secure the release of the remaining victims and apprehend the attackers, adding that Naziru Bello Kankarofi, the state Commissioner of Police, alongside the Brigade Commander and the State Security Adviser to the Governor, Commodore Jerry Omodara (Rtd), were already on the way to the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.
Oil prices are expected to go down now with the announcement of Donald Trump, US President that he will no longer impose a 20 percent “safe passage” fee on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The POTUS, hinged his reversal of the decision on the intervention from some Gulf countries, who pleaded with him not to toe the line due to the massive economic impact the decision would make on the region.
Indeed, oil prices had shot up immediately Trump announced the new levy on Monday while declaring the US ‘the guardians of the Hormuz strait,’ a measure which he said was to pay for the cost of guarding the volatile area in order keep supply of oil flowing.
Reports said that Gulf allies of the US worked frantically to get Trump on the phone in time to talk him out of the idea altogether, while a flurry of appeals came from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar.
In response, the POTUS, posting on his Truth Social platform, wrote: “Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States.”
Trump, who said the investments would be “MASSIVE but, at the same time, extraordinarily good for them, and their future,” added that the deals would see factories, plants, and equipment pour into the US at “Historic levels.”
The Gulf nations have committed to invest trillions of dollars in the US, though it remains unclear how much of that they will actually spend over the next several years.
Meanwhile, the US continues to bomb Iran in what appears to be a resumption of active conflict between both countries, despite an ongoing roadmap to end the conflict.
Reports say operatives of the Osun State Police Command, and those of the Department of State Services (DSS) had tracking the trail of Adeniyi Adeyemi, controversial Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), for weeks, before he was eventually pulled out of his hole on Tuesday.
However, the duo, were said to have pulled back after failing to track him through his mobile phones, which he had reportedly switched off for about two days, making it difficult to locate him, leaving the stage for the members of the Police Intelligence Response Team (PI-RT) led by Moses Lohor, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP).
Lohor, said to have previously served as the Commander of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of Osun State, and reported to have been involved in high-profile security operations and controversies, after taken over fielded his men to pick up signals from their well-oiled signal networks.
Regarded by many Osun residents as one of the key security officers who contributed significantly to the peace and stability enjoyed in Ilesa and other parts of the state during his tenure, he was said to have relied on his contacts before his transfer out of the state, said to have raised concerns from the public about the security situation he would be leaving behind.
His exit from the state was said to be hinged on an incident in 2024, in which he allegedly shot one Iyanda Alowonle, then Chairman of Osun State Motor Transport System, in the stomach at the police station in the state prompting an order for his arrest by then Inspector General of Police (IGP).
His effort was said to have paid off when he successfully tracked down the controversial PFIPC, boss, who was seen on Tuesday evening, in a shot video on social media undergoing interrogation, and eventually handed him over to Ibrahim Gotan, Commissioner of Police in the state.
The PUNCH quoted one of the sources as saying: “The arrest (of Adeyemi) took place on Tuesday morning by the IRT squad, who immediately moved him to Abuja. After he was arrested, he was taken to Ibadan and from there to Abuja.”
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