THE Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II yesterday for the first time reminded President Muhammadu Buhari the real enemies of his administration.
The identified the enemies as praise singers and sycophants who he said were out to destroy his efforts, The Nation reports.
According to the revered Kano monarch, “I feel sorry for the people in government because they are surrounded by enemies.”
He said the President needed people who will tell him where he goes wrong.
Sanusi said he defied a directive by the Goodluck Jonathan administration to resign as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor after he blew the whistle that $20 billion oil money was missing.
The Emir, who chaired the 10th Kehinde Sofola (SAN) memorial lecture in Lagos, said he was not surprised when he was suspended by former President Jonathan.
The Emir, who chaired the 10th Kehinde Sofola (SAN) memorial lecture in Lagos, said he was not surprised when he was suspended by former President Jonathan.
According to him, in blowing the whistle on the missing money, he was not afraid because he knew he was not going to remain CBN governor forever.
The emir said because he knew power was transient, he spoke the truth, no matter the consequences.
He said some were afraid to speak out against evil because they were afraid of losing their jobs.
“All the people they were afraid of years ago, where are they today? For those who are still in power, remember that it is transient,” he said.
He spoke of praise singers in his palace who always tell him he would rule “forever”, but that he would never consult them for advice on serious issues.
The emir said he refused to join those who abuse Jonathan after he had left office, adding that the best time to criticise a leader is when he is in power.
“If you want to be a true Nigerian, tell the present government where they’re going wrong,” he said.
According to Sanusi, those who loot public funds and steal the commonwealth forget that there is a limit to the amount of food they can eat at any given time; that they can only ride in one car at a time, even if they have a fleet of cars, and can only sleep in one bed even if they have so many houses.
Recalling his exit from the CBN, he said: “At the end of the day, this job, Central Bank, I’d leave it someday. I could die, or my tenure expires, or I’d be sacked. I had no control over it. But I have a control over how I live.
“I wasn’t surprised about my suspension; I knew it would happen, because I had been called and asked to resign, and I said ‘no’. I was not going to make it easy for anyone.
“My answer was simple. You asked me to resign for telling you money has been stolen. Ask the minister to resign first.”
The emir said fear holds those in government back from speaking truth to power.
“You forget that the person, either the president or the governor, is also occupying a transient position. All the people that people were afraid of two, three years ago, where are they today?
“Power is transient. The only thing that is permanent is what you do for people when you were alive. If you’re a governor or a president or a minister, it does not matter how much you have; you will be remembered for service, not the amount of money you have that you cannot even announce,” Sanusi said.
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