BREAKING: Emir Kano, Sanusi II Gets New UN Job After Technically Dethroned By Ganduje
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday in New York made the announcement of the appointment of His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, as one of his new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates for 2019-2020.
A statement by UN quoted Guterres as saying that the appointment was sequel to the UN Member States agreement to accomplish the SDGs by 2030.
The Advocates are 17 influential public figures from around the world who are tasked by the Secretary-General to promote the Goals, raise awareness with new audiences, maintain global commitment and call for greater ambition and scalable action to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
Sanusi is the only Nigerian on the 17- man Secretary-General’s list of SDGs Advocates co-chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, according to reports.
The Emir of Kano had recently been in rifts with Governor Ganduje prompting move to constitute new first class Emirs in the state.
At Monday’s plenary of the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, the speaker, read a letter from one Ibrahim Salisu and others, seeking the creation of new Kano emirates in Karaye, Bichi, Rano and Gaya.
The bill which had already been passed into law may decentralize the Kano Emirates council if the status of first class is giving to the new ones, Mouthpiece NG reports.
Kano state public complaints and anti-corruption commission on Monday, May 6, reopened investigation into the expenditure of the state emirate council under Sanusi II.
Another reports says that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has also relaunched plans to remove Muhammad Sanusi II as the emir of Kano.