{"id":72196,"date":"2020-03-14T05:07:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T04:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72196"},"modified":"2020-03-14T05:07:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T04:07:22","slug":"el-rufai-explains-double-appointments-to-deposed-former-emir-sanusi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/el-rufai-explains-double-appointments-to-deposed-former-emir-sanusi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0 El-Rufai Explains Double Appointments To Deposed Former Emir Sanusi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1661089286903253094\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has explained the rationale behind<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">the appointments offered by the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi<br \/>\nII, by his administration.<br \/>\nThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kaduna State<br \/>\nGovernment had appointed Sanusi as the Vice Chairman of the state\u2019s<br \/>\nInvestment Board as well as Chancellor of the State University, barely<br \/>\n72 hours after his dethronement as Emir of Kano.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai, while fielding questions from newsmen on Friday in Awe,<br \/>\nNasarawa State, when he came to visit the deposed monarch, said the Emir<br \/>\nis a global asset that could turn around the economic fortunes of Kaduna<br \/>\nstate.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said the former first-class traditional ruler had been his<br \/>\nconfidant since their teens and that his visit to Awe was to encourage<br \/>\nSanusi in his moments of travail.<\/p>\n<p>According to El-Rufai, Sanusi is a global citizen with a network of<br \/>\ncontacts around the world that can bring a lot of investment to Kaduna<br \/>\nstate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn his position as Emir of Kano, I couldn\u2019t have offered him the<br \/>\nappointment because I believe he should be attracting investments to<br \/>\nKano state. But once he became available, I seized the opportunity to<br \/>\nbring that value to Kaduna state,\u201d the governor explained.<\/p>\n<p>On Sanusi\u2019s appointment as the Chancellor of the state university,<br \/>\nEl-Rufai said it was to compensate for what he would have lost following<br \/>\nhis dethronement.<\/p>\n<p>He noted the tradition in the country, where first-class traditional<br \/>\nrulers were always made Chancellors of universities, saying the<br \/>\nappointment is to ensure he doesn\u2019t feel any sense of loss.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said: \u201cI believe he (Sanusi) will add a lot of value to the<br \/>\ngrowth of our university, which will be a multi-campus varsity with<br \/>\npresence in seven out of the 23 local government areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe he can help a lot in implementing that road map,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who left Awe with the deposed Emir following the court<br \/>\norder for his release, disclosed that Sanusi was heading to Lagos to be<br \/>\nreunited with his family.<\/p>\n<p>NAN also reports that the deposed Emir departed Awe in the same vehicle<br \/>\nwith El-Rufai at about 4:27 p.m en route Abuja, where he would be flown<br \/>\nto Lagos.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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