Source: PremiumTimes
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met behind closed
doors with the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
The meeting which took place at the Vice-President’s mini
conference room, lasted for about two hours.
When accosted by State House correspondents, the Emir
declined to comment on the outcome of the meeting.
However, NAN reliably gathered that the Emir was on a “Thank
You’’ visit to the acting president, who recently joined other well meaning
Nigerians to stop the Kano State House of Assembly from its investigation of
alleged misappropriation of funds and other infractions levelled against the
Emir.
Recall that the House resolved to drop the probe following a
plea through a letter by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State.
The letter was read by the speaker, Kabiru Rirum, on the
floor of the House.
In his letter, Mr. Ganduje said he was calling for the
investigation to be dropped as a result of interventions by highly-placed
personalities in the matter.
According to the letter, the personalities include the
acting president, Yemi Osinbajo; party leaders; former Military President,
Ibrahim Babangida; former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar; Sultan of
Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar; and businessmen and indigenes of the state, Aliko
Dangote and Aminu Dantata.
NAN gathered that the Emir’s visit to the Presidential Villa
might also be part of the ongoing consultations by the acting president with
stakeholders which began with foremost Leaders of thought from the Northern and
South East States of the federation.
The consultation was sequel to the calls for secession by
youth from different ethnic groups in the country resulting in some asking
others to vacate their region before Oct. 1.
(NAN)
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