Governor Yusuf’s actions included the dethronement of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano and the reinstatement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, by the Kano State Emirates Council Law 2024.
Sources disclosed that the apology was extended to Ribadu during a closed-door meeting held in the governor’s office in Abuja on Thursday, as reported by Daily Trust.
Upon Bayero’s return to Kano and occupation of the Nasarawa palace, Governor Yusuf ordered his arrest, citing concerns about escalating tensions in the state.
As a result, troops were dispatched to the palace, creating the perception that he enjoyed support from the federal government.
The deputy governor of the state, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, had accused Ribadu of assisting Ado Bayero in returning to Kano following his removal from the throne.
Ribadu refuted the accusation and warned Gwarzo of legal action, setting a deadline for an apology.
Subsequently, the deputy governor apologized to Ribadu, citing erroneous intelligence as the basis for his earlier allegation.
As reported by Leadership, while Governor Yusuf characterized his meeting with Ribadu yesterday as “fruitful engagement,” insiders familiar with the discussion revealed that the governor verbally apologized to Ribadu for the events of last week.
The source who spoke to Daily Trust said:
Meanwhile, the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, issued a statement confirming that Governor Yusuf withdrew the accusation and extended an apology to the NSA.
He elaborated that during the meeting, which lasted over an hour, they deliberated on the state’s circumstances following the dissolution of five new emirates and the reinstatement of Sanusi as emir.
He said:
The meeting took place as Sanusi marked his sixth day at the Kano palace, during which a considerable number of district heads and members of the Tijjaniyya Shura Council, an Islamic sect council, expressed their allegiance to him.
In another development, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, reportedly made his first appointment on Thursday, May 30.
TimesNow.com.ng understands that this came barely a week after he was reinstalled as the Emir of the ancient city.
Sanusi II, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), approved the appointment of a new ward head of Kofar Mazugal, Hamisu Sani, in the Dala local government area of the state.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
