THE Kano State House of Assembly on Monday, May 22, dropped its earlier plan to probe the Muhammad Sanusi II, Emir of Kano,  on an eight-count, comprising financial impropriety, among others.

The probe was stopped following a letter from Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on the subject.

Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, speaker of the state Assembly, read the letter to members on the floor of the house.

Ganduje’s letter to the state Assembly emphasised that the Emir had personally apologised for his mistakes during a reconciliation forum, organised by Northern Governors’ Forum in Kaduna, hence the reason for his letter to halt the probe.

After extensive deliberation on the letter, the state House of Assembly, unanimously decided to drop the investigation.

It would be recalled that the State Assembly had earlier constituted an eight-man committee to probe an eight-count, comprising financial impropriety, among others against the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.

The state Assembly had on Wednesday, May 10, set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged misconduct of the emir, including his alleged of misappropriation of funds of the Kano Emirate Council.

The Assembly set up the committee after Ibrahim Gama, a member representing Nasarawa Local Government Area, raised a motion of urgent public importance on the topic.

Gama frowned at the recent comments credited to the emir over the proposed Kano light-rail project and argued: “The statement from the emir was capable of tarnishing his image, the government’s and that of the Assembly.

“The emir, during his speech in Kaduna, alleged that the Kano State governor (Umar Ganduje) and his entourage, including me as the chairman of the House Committee on Works, wasted one month in China seeking for loan to construct rail.

“The emir’s statement was not true. We spent only four days in China, and our visit was to find out the capability of the company to handle the rail project.”

He also took a swipe at Sanusi for sending his daughter to represent him in one of the functions organised by Bring Back Our Girls group in Abuja, describing it as inimical to the tradition of the emirate council.

“There are many responsible emirate council members who could represent him at the programme. This is the first time we are seeing such, in the historical traditional home,” he added.

He held that the mode of dressing of the emir’s daughter, during the programme, was an embarrassment to the emirate council and the tradition of Kano people.

He also accused Sanusi of introducing religious issues contrary to the teachings of Islam, saying such things were capable of disgracing the religion.

Gama further accused the emir of involving himself in political issues, misappropriation of emirate council’s funds and making statements against President Buhari.

After the Assembly debated the matter, it set up the committee to investigate the allegations.

The committee, headed by Labaran Abdul, a member representing Warawa Local Government Area, was given two weeks within which to report to the Assembly.

—  May 22, 2017 @ 17:20 GMT