Embattled Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has replied the query issued him by the State government over an alleged misappropriation of N 3.4 billion belonging to the Emirate Council.
But promptly, the committee comprising Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Governor Kayode Fayemi, of Ekiti State, intervened in the feud between the emir and the Kano State governor, Dr Abdulahi Ganduje.
According to the letter dated June 7, 2019 and signed by the acting secretary of the Kano Emirate Council, Abba Yusuf, Sanusi “could not have been culpable in the alleged fund misappropriation since he was neither the accounting officer not the council secretary.”
The acting Secretary further disclosed in the reply to the query that as of the time Sanusi was installed as emir in 2014, the Emirate Council had only N1.89 billion, an amount far less than the N3.4 billion allegedly siphoned between 2014 and 2017.
The letter read in part: “You may wish to note that at the time his Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi was appointed Sarkin Kano, the exact amount in the account of the Kano emirate council was N1 .893, 378, 927.38.
“It is also important to note that his Highness Sarkin Kano is not the accounting officer of the emirate council but the secretary of the council.
“We thank you for the opportunity to respond to the various allegations contained in the report and accordingly give our responses as per the attached.”
Meanwhile, Kano residents have commended the reconciliation of Ganduje with the Emir in Abuja on Friday.
Some residents expressed satisfaction and appreciation with the reconciliation.
According to some of them, the reconciliation is in the best interest of peace in the state and the nation.
Dr Abba Ahmed, a retired civil servant in the state, said the reconciliation provided much relief to many residents.
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“I have been tensed since the issue started, especially that I live close to the Emirate where people have developed a high sentiment over the situation,” he said.
He explained that the situation was one of the few bad things that could happen to Kano, while commending the Dangote committee for the action.
Malam Nura Muhammad, also a civil servant, told NAN that the reconciliation was timely as it would save the whole of Northern Nigeria a lot of trouble.