Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir of Kano, has expressed his lack of concern over the possibility of being removed from the throne by another governor.

Sanusi, who was dethroned by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in 2020 following a personal rift, was reinstated by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. However, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir, is contesting his dethronement in court.

Speaking with Saturday Sun, Sanusi emphasized that his tenure is ultimately in God’s hands. “For me, even now that I am here, only God knows how long I will be here. I can die tomorrow. Another governor can come tomorrow and say that he has removed me, it doesn’t matter. But I am happy if he does not touch the emirate. I am happy that I will not leave a history that it was during my time that these 1000 years of history was destroyed. So, I am grateful to this government, grateful to this Assembly that they have corrected that, that we have the emirate restored to what it was and Insha’Allah that when I die or when I leave, the person who inherits will inherit what we had. It’s about the system, not about me or about any individual.”

Reflecting on the lessons learned during his four-year absence from the throne, Sanusi said, “Life is always a continuous process of learning and relearning. And for me, I had always believed, as they say, that we should not waste a crisis. So, anytime I have a crisis, it’s an opportunity to do something else. In the last four years I’ve not been idle. In fact, I had just completed writing a PhD Thesis in the University of London, a week before I returned to Kano. I will be going back next month to conclude some things, because I will be graduating in September.”