The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended its decision to probe the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The Speaker, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, disclosed this on Monday during a session of the Assembly.
According
to him, Governor Abdullai Umar Ganduje wrote to the Assembly to halt
the probe, following the intervention of well-meaning personalities.
The
lawmakers had two weeks ago constituted a 14- member committee to
investigate the emir over allegation of misappropriation of N4 billion
and making false assertions against the governor.
Rurum explained
that the lawmakers unanimously agreed to suspend the investigation
indefinitely after an exhaustive deliberation.
He said: “We received a letter from Ganduje appealing to us to stop the investigation.”
Meanwhile,
the governor has rated his predecessors for their contributions to the
state, stating that ex-governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ranked second in
terms of the state’s development after the late Abubakar Rimi, who was
the first governor.
Kwankwaso
constructed the “Kofar Nassarawa Bridge, Kabuga and Gadon-Kaya
Underpass bridges. He also laid the foundation of the first Kano
Independent Power Project.”
He explained that Rimi performed
better in education, rural development and media, having established the
Triumph newspaper and Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV).
He,
however, rated the late Audu Bako as the best performing administrator
since the state was created in May 1967. Ganduje made the commendation
in a special radio programme to mark the 50th anniversary of the state.
Meanwhile,
the President of National Tranquility Movements (NTM), Mohammed
Gashash, has absolved the monarch of any wrong. Gashash made this
statement at a press conference in Kaduna at the weekend.
He said
Sanusi does not deserve the criticisms against him, saying the monarch
has an international reputation for his honesty, intelligence and
knowledge.
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