Jonathan’s Aide Attacks Sanusi: You Did Nothing For ‘Almajiris, Talakawas’

An aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan has accused the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, of doing nothing for the “almajiris” and “talakawas (the poor)” in Kano State while he held sway as emir.

Remo Omokri said despite criticizing northern leaders and speaking passionately about educating the ‘almajiris and talakawas’ in the region, Sanusi allegedly did nothing to alleviate their sufferings.

According to Omokri, Sanusi rather spend hundreds of millions on phone calls, cars, furnishing of his palace and stocking his personal library with books.

“As Emir, Sanusi spent billions to renovate his palace, and ₦37 million on phone calls in 3 years. He furnished his palace with ₦152.6 million, and bought vehicles worth almost ₦200 million.

“He had a personal library worth hundreds of millions. All at taxpayers’ expense. Please Google everything I just wrote. I deal in facts, not speculation.

“How much did he spend on the almajiri he loved so much? Sanusi talked passionately about educating almajiri and talakawas. Yet, whilst he was Emir, he built not even a single school for them.

“The billions of Naira he spent renovating his palace could have built 500 schools for the talakawa he ‘loves’ so much!”

Sanusi was on Monday deposed as the Emir of Kano by the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje led government of Kano state.

The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor was accused of disobedience to the lawful instructions by Governor Ganduje.