The Presidency on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari had no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano.
According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, all such insinuations were untrue, malicious and politically motivated.
“The President does not have a history of intervening in the affairs of any state in the country, unless the issue at hand is of national consequence. On such matters which impinge on national security, he has a duty of involvement as the law stipulates,” Shehu said.
He said that the appointment or removal of emirs and other traditional leaders was strictly within the jurisdiction of state governments as it was outlined in the Constitution.
“It is unfair and disingenuous of opposition politicians to try to link the situation in Kano State to the federal government and the Nigerian President,” Shehu said.
He said although as a retired General and former Military Head of State, President Buhari clearly understood that under the current democratic dispensation but the government at the centre could not read instructions or twist the arms of all or any of the 36 state governments making up the federation because they all have their powers specified under the Constitution.
Shehu said President Buhari commended the people of Kano for keeping calm in the past few days of the dethronement announcement.
He said that the will of Allah would be done at all times, and that the emirate/state and its people would continue to experience progress irrespective of who is on the throne.
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