Sanusi accepts deposition as Kano emir in good faith
The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has accepted his sacking from the throne in good faith, describing his dethronement as the will of God.
Sanusi, who was deposed by the Kano state government spoke in Hausa Language in a video released at the wee hours of Tuesday, where he called on Kano people to support and pay allegiance to the new emir.
The deposed monarch, who remained calm throughout the short speech, also prayed and thanked the people of Kano for the respect they had for him while he was emir.
“One of the blessings I have received from Almighty Allah is that He made me the emir of Kano on the 8th of June 2014. He kept me alive and healthy for almost six years on the throne of our blessed heritage. Today, Almighty Allah that made me the emir has destined and taken it away.
“We have always said it that being an emir is limited by time. The days Allah has willed for one to remain as emir is limited. Once those days are completed one must vacate the throne whether he wants to or not. As a result of that we accept whatever Allah wills. We accept, we are thankful, we are happy and we believe it is the best for us.
“We wish to thank the people of Kano for their cooperation in all these years, for the love, loyalty, obedience and prayer they have shown us. We wish to thank all those that have assisted us during our reign, especially the members of our council and the chiefs that were loyal to us. We are also thankful to our relations who stood firmly in preserving our dignity and the dignity of this emirate.
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“We wish to call on the public to remain peaceful; whosoever is made the emir, we hereby instruct our family members, children and all those we have authority on to declare their allegiance to him. They should respect him, protect his dignity and integrity and that of the emirate. This is because his dignity and integrity is the dignity and integrity of this emirate as well.
“We thank you all and condole you on this. We assure you that Allah never makes mistakes, whatever Allah does is right. You should not be worried about today, for indeed, whatever begins has an end at sight. May we end well in this world and may we see our end in good health.
“We thank the Almighty Allah that gave us this opportunity to stay all these years, for the renovation of the palace we undertook and for the opportunity we got to take along the tracks of King Khalifa. We are proud of the way King Khalifa ruled and how he left it and how we were placed on the same tradition as he by the Almighty Allah. We seek Allah to give us the opportunity to end well in closeness to Him as he ended as well.
“We call on fellow Muslims to continue with the prayers they have been on all these years, that Allah blesses our dear land Kano with peace and tranquillity. May Allah bless you all, keep you alive and enrich our dear land.
“May He bless us with good leaders. May Allah bless this emirate and our country at large. May He return back our land to us. We thank you, thank you and thank you so much as we depart happily, peacefully and thankfully.”
Meanwhile, it is gathered that the dethroned emir, who was taken to Loko Town in Nasarawa state on Monday, has been moved from that town.
Traditional ruler of Loko, Alhaji Abubakar Sabo, said in a telephone interview on Tuesday that Sanusi “has been relocated from my domain”.
“The emir of Kano left my domain around 1:40 pm. I don’t know where they have taken him to. They came with a helicopter and took him away. He has left.”
A source, who craved anonymity, stated that Sanusi has been moved from Loko to another town in the state, adding that “they took him in a helicopter and some people told us that they are taking him to Awe. Honestly, I don’t actually know where he has been taken to.”
