Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has debunked rumours making the rounds that he is plotting to unseat the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.
News About Nigeria reports that Ganduje’s rebuttal is following social media reports that he is leading a fresh plot to dethrone the Emir.
It can be recalled that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was dethroned during Ganduje’s tenure as the governor of Kano State.
However, Ganduje’s successor, Abba Yusuf, had in May this year reinstated the deposed Emir as the Emir of Kano.
Reacting to allegations that he is out to ensure that Sanusi II is dethroned again, the APC chieftain in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment which was released on Thursday, dissociated himself from the alleged move to remove the 16th Emir of Kano and Chairman of the Council of Chiefs.
Ganduje further noted that since he is no longer the Governor of Kano state, he no longer has anything to do with the Emirship of Kano.
The statement reads, “Ganduje has nothing to do with the present enthronement or dethronement of Emir Mohammad Sanusi in Kano. It should be noted that he is no longer the executive governor or the speaker of the House of Assembly and therefore cannot have anything to do further with the Emirship of Kano. It is laughable that Ganduje who has left office as governor for some years now would be accused of masterminding a fresh plot to remove or enthrone an Emir. He is now very busy with leading the APC.
“He is satisfied with the enormous contributions he made in terms of massive dividends of democracy, infrastructural developments, and the good governance he provided while he held sway as governor. Those who are behind this sinister move to malign the APC national chairman have revealed the clandestine and dangerous motive of the sponsors to create bad blood between Ganduje and the presidency. Let me reiterate here that he has great respect for the national leader of the party, President Bola Tinubu. The relationship has been very cordial and no amount of blackmail can destroy the solidity of the partnership.”
