Sanusi Lamido Sanusi |
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Thursday met with
the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, behind closed doors for over two hours.
The meeting which started at about 2.40pm with Sanusi’s
arrival was held inside Osinbajo’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The traditional ruler emerged from the venue of the meeting
at about 4.50pm into the waiting hands of State House correspondents.
He however refused to answer any question on the purpose of
his visit.
He concentrated on exchanging pleasantries with some
presidential aides and other members of staff as he made his way out of the
premises.
As of the time of filing this report, no official statement
has been issued on the agenda of the meeting and its outcome.
It will be recalled that the Kano State House of Assembly
recently dropped the investigation they instituted against the Emir following a
letter written to the lawmakers by the state governor, Alhaji Abdullahi
Ganduje.
Ganduje had in the letter mentioned Osinbajo as one of the
prominent Nigerians who intervened on behalf of Sanusi.
The Acting President had this week commenced a series of
consultations with critical stakeholders over the quit notice some youths in
the North handed down people of the South East to leave their region on or
before October 1.
He had so far met separately with leaders of thought from
the North and South East on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
The Acting President is scheduled to meet with traditional
rulers from the South East on Friday while traditional rulers from the North
will take their turn on Monday.
Osinbajo will thereafter on Thursday next week meet all the
parties together at a bigger meeting.
No date has been fixed yet for his planned interactions with
members of the Nigerian Governors Forum on the same matter.
News Credit: PUNCH.NG
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