My Reinstatement is Divine — Lamido Sanusi

Reinstated Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II who was deposed in March 2020 by the immediate past governor of Kano state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje said his return to palace was an affirmation that no man can change what God has destined.

Emir Sanusi made the declaration after he was presented with a letter of reinstatement by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state and was turbaned at the Government House Kano. 

Governor Yusuf on his part while presenting the letter of reinstatement to Sanusi, explained why the Kano State government reinstated Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano. 

According to Governor Yusuf, “The Kano State House of Assembly repealed the Kano State Emirates council Law, 2019, the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) (amendment) law 2019 and the Kano State Emirates council, (amendment) Law, 2019, that balkanized the over 1,000-year old Kano Emirate and I signed the Kano State Emirates Councils (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law. We did that out of conviction and believe that this gentleman, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II was victimized in 2019.

“Your reappointment to the coveted throne of Mallam Ibrahim Dabo was guided by our collective and careful judgment about your competence, credibility, proven intellect. We are optimistic that you would, at this trying period of the emirate, deploy your wealth of experience, intellect and reach to provide the required visionary and purposeful leadership required to reunite and rebuild this very respected and revered institution.

Speaking after receiving the letter of appointment, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi said his reinstatement as the Emir of Kano was “ Divine and a sign that no man can change what God has destined.”

His words: “My Governor and our assembly members, you will not understand the gravity of what you did for the history of Kano and the country at large. Among Kano Emirs, it started from Bagauda over 1000 years ago. In these years, it was once that we had Emir Muhammadu Koguna who was overthrown and he came back after some days. This shows that in 1000 years, there had been no case like what happened now.”