Kano Youths Take to The Streets to Protest Against Sanusi As Emir of Kano

 Forgive me if i am wrong but i previously thought being heir to a throne like that of the Emir of Kano was by birth or something, but clearly not the case here, hence, Hundreds of aggrieved youths  Sunday took to the streets of Kano in protest over the emergence of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the new Emir of Kano.

The protesters, who set a car ablaze, burnt tyres and carried sticks, tree branches and other dangerous weapons, chanted war songs and demanded the reversal of Sanusi’s emergence as the emir.

 The former CBN governor was in contention to succeed the late emir, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, who died on Friday at the age of 83.
His funeral was attended by hundreds of thousands in Kano, an ancient city noted for its Muslim scholarship.
Another top contender for the Kano throne was the late emir’s first son, the Ciroman Kano, Alhaji Sansusi Ado Bayero, who was widely considered the more popular choice than the deeply polarising former CBN governor.

 But the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, was believed to have allowed political considerations to hold sway in the choice of the new emir, as Sanusi was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan from the CBN last February.

Sanusi was suspended following the allegations he had made over the non-remittance of $20 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the Federation Account.
However, the presidency had attributed his suspension to allegations of financial recklessness during his tenure as CBN governor. A source at the Emirate council said the supporters of Mr. Bayero were protesting because they felt shortchanged.

“Earlier in the day, message came to the Prince while he was at the palace receiving condolences that he needed to go and get set for turbanning in case he was the one selected, so, many of his supporters followed him to his private residence and most of them assumed that he must have been selected since he was getting set for turbanning,” our source said.

“Unknown to many, both nominees were required to be ready whether they will eventually be selected or not, but many misconstrued the order and were shocked when Sanusi Lamido was eventually announced and they are the ones protesting now.”