Deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has advised the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA,to handle the issue of Disinvitation of kaduna State Governor properly so as to prevent it from generating ethnic or religious concerns.
Sanusi, who paid a visit to El-Rufai in Kaduna on Sunday, said the NBA’s action criticised the NBA for taking such a decision by relying on mere hearsay or petition from a few lawyers.
According to him, the association has lost an opportunity to interrogate the governor and collectively rub minds to identify areas that need to be addressed for the purpose of governance.
In his words: ”I am aware that the vast majority of NBA members do not agree with those things. You know if you have an opinion, people will either agree with you or disagree with you but a man who has an opinion that can be agreed with or disagreed with is always better than a man who has no opinion at all.
”To be honest I do not want to join issues because we have already heard the views of Nigerians and the response. Everybody has a right to a fair hearing, and most importantly for me, if you feel that the Governor of Kaduna State is not doing right you should invite him to your covers and ask him to explain what he is doing.
“Tell him what you think is doing wrong and you will learn something from him and he will learn something from you. That is the best way to handle issues like this. But again, I have seen the response from different branches of NBA and I hope this matter will not be turned to ethnicity and religious matter. It should be a matter of principle.”
On his part, Governor El-Rufai described the former emir as a worthy partner and friend to Kaduna State.
He noted that as the Vice Chairman of Kaduna State Investment Promotion Agency, the former traditional ruler would help in turning around the economy of the state.
