In an interview with The Sun, Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II explained his reasons for not challenging his removal in court. He acknowledged that being an Emir was not a fundamental right but a position he was fortunate to have held, chosen by God among many princes.
Sanusi stated that if God decided he should leave, he accepted that there must be a reason beyond his understanding. He received a letter citing insubordination as the cause for his removal, without any prior query or details provided, indicating to him that both the state and federal governments had made a clear decision to dethrone him.
He stated, “A number of reasons. I have told you that I don’t have a fundamental right to be an Emir. I am one of hundreds of princes. God chose me. And if God says I should leave, for me, I take it that God knows better than me why I had to leave. Okay, let’s say I go to court.
“Let me even say this; I just got a letter that said I had been dethroned for insubordination. I had never been queried for insubordination. The details of the insubordination were not given. I had not been given any chance to defend myself. So, it was clear that the state and the federal governments had both decided that it was time for me to go. Okay?“
Sanusi stated that even if a court reinstated him, working under a governor who openly disliked him would make his life miserable, filled with fake stories and social media insults to which he couldn’t respond.
