Not yet goodbye for his Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II
I remember the first article
I wrote on the internet in June 2014, it was about then Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,
who was until the noon of 9th March 2020, Muhammadu Sanusi II. SLS
is not only Sanusi – the Second, he has followed his Grandfather’s footsteps of
being the second Sanusi to be dethroned.
It is unfortunate that
speaking out is still considered a crime today in this part of the Country,
more so for an Emir, who’s emirates was unfavorably broken into five pieces
through an unpopular and controversial law by the Governor of Kano, Abdullahi
Umar Ganduje, and accused of corrupting the traditions.
In 2014 after exposing
high corruption, Sanusi Lamido was axed as Central Bank Governor, in the name
of financial recklessness. His ordeal today may have little to do with the series
of allegations that have been raised for a while said to be against the new Emirates
law conceived in a hurry in 2019.
As I write this, there
are rumors that security operatives have besieged the Kano Emirates. The ousted
King will have to go exile like Sanusi I did 57 years ago when Sanusi II was
just a year old. There have been calls for long for Sanusi II to quit his long dream,
to run for a top Government position.
In my view, the MSII will
not fare well in mainstream politics; As Nigeria’s President, he might have the
same problems with the masses as he had with Government; his brilliant policies
while in CBN were quite unpopular. His fearlessness in crushing vested interests
is certainly not the best route to Presidency, either. As educated as he is, he
might not be the man for the politics played in Nigeria.
He will be a great UN
General Secretary, I can’t imagine how this part of Africa will change for the
better and I pray he gets such or a similar role. A position Olusegun Obasanjo narrowly
lost out in 1991. With his credentials and Nigerian Government’s support, it is
possible, but much probably later.
MS II have had his dream
to be the King of Kano, though he did not last as long as his predecessors, it
is now the dream of many Nigerians to see him take another ‘big’ seat – more impacting.
When last he was kicked out by his Boss, it took him only four months to realize
that it was a disguised blessing.
Sadly, the
biggest losers of this are Kano, while the rest of Nigeria could be the biggest winners. And we have all learnt our lessons here. The future awaits
Ganduje, Sarki Sanusi and all the rest of us.
Muhammad
Malumfashi is on Twitter @m_malumfashi
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