President Goodluck Jonathan
The Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso,
on Saturday presented the staff of office to the 14th Emir of Kano,
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The News Agency of Nigeria
report that among dignitaries who attended the ceremony were the Sultan
of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji
Abubakar Umar El-kanemi.
Others were Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya
Abubakar, Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and
Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Also in attendance were the governors of
Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Yobe, Niger, Edo, Kwara and Borno, members of
the diplomatic corps and members of the business community.
President Goodluck Jonathan was, however, absent.
Sanusi was appointed the 14th Emir of Kano on June 8, 2014 after the death of Alhaji Ado Bayero, on June 6, 2014.
At the ceremony held at the newly
constructed Coronation Hall at the Government House, Kwankwaso described
the Emir as a knowledgeable person who acquired both the Islamic and
western education.”
He said the appointment of Sanusi was
based on his personal track record of service and education, which are
important prerequisites.
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