Why we’re investigating Emir Sanusi – Kano Assembly Speaker

The Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhassan Rirum, has explained that the investigation of the Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, is not connected with a similar exercise of the Executive.

The Kano Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission had, last week, announced an inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds of the Kano Emirate Council, running to N6 billion.

But according to Rirum on Thursday, the investigation by the legislators centres on the emir and was strictly informed by a motion raised by a member representing Nassarawa state constituency, Ibrahim Gama.
Gama had on Wednesday leveled eight charges against the monarch and urged the House to immediately carry out an investigation.

The allegations include defamation of character, breach of oath of office/oath of allegiance, abuse of office privileges and protocol, political and religious interference, unguided utterances, misappropriation of public funds, misrepresentation at public gatherings and undue criticism of the Buhari led administration.