Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Kano ‘ll be great under Sanusi — Kwankwaso
Kano State governor, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has
expressed optimism that great reform will be witnessed in
Kano with the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as its
new emir based on his vast western and Islamic education,
as well as his wealth of experience in the public and
private sectors of the economy.
This is just as the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Mustapha
Haruna Rashid, commended Governor Kwankwaso for
managing the riot that erupted well, recalling that similar
riots had taken longer periods in certain places.
Kwankwaso noted that “the appointment of Sanusi would
be a blessing to the people of the state, looking at his rich
credentials and exposure. I hope that people would
cooperate with him to enable him to serve them better.”
He made the assertion on Wednesday at the Government
House, Kano, while receiving the former Emir of Gwandu,
Alhaji Rashid, who visited the state to commiserate with
the citizens over the demise of the late Emir of Kano,
Alhaji Ado Bayero and to congratulate the new emir,
Alhaji Sanusi.
According to him, the present administration was
committed towards choosing the best for the people of the
state in all areas of human endeavours, pointing out that
this was what a leader was supposed to do for his people,
as anything less would be counter-productive to the
society.
Kwankwaso thanked the Emir of Gwandu for offering
condolences to the people of Kano and for making
encouraging observations in respect of the ongoing
physical transformation in the state.
Earlier, AlhajiRashid said that the late emir, Ado Bayero,
had done a lot for the progress of Islam not only in the
state but in the nation, praying that Allah would grant him
eternal rest.
The emir of Gwandu said in 1915, it took 40 days of rioting
when one of his great grandfathers was appointed Emir of
Gwandu.
The emir spoke elaborately about the ongoing
infrastructural revolution in the state, appealing to
Nigerian governors to emulate Governor Kwankwaso’s
vision so as to make the country great, particularly in the
area of education.
Meanwhile, the move being made by the Sultan of Sokoto,
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and other prominent personalities
across the country to broker truce between the sons of
former Emir of Kano and the new Emir of Knao, Sanusi,
may have been yielding positive results with no fewer than
five of the late Bayero’s sons paying the new emir homage
at the weekend, after a week of his appointment.
This was just as the eldest son of the late emir of Kano,
Ciroma Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, district
head of Gwale Local Government Area of the state, who
was earlier rimoured to have been appointed as emir, was
yet to pay a visit to the new emir of Kano.
It will be recalled that the late emir left behind 62
children. The late Ado Bayero died Friday June 7, after
spending about 53 years on the throne.
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