National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, denied involvement in any fresh plot to once again dethrone the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.
Ganduje’s denial followed a viral report on social media that he’s leading a fresh plot to dethrone Sanusi.
Recall that Sanusi, who is a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was dethroned under Ganduje’s administration in the state.
Sanusi’s removal was also validated by the court in a judgment believed to have been influenced by the then governor Ganduje.
But Ganduje, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment, dissociated himself from the alleged fresh move to sack the 16th Emir of Kano and Chairman of the Council of Chiefs.
His statement read, “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.”
