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President Jonathan's campaign trail has seen him visit several states so far, and it isn't letting up.
This week, the president visited Emir Sanusi Lamido of Kano state. Vanguard says: "The campaign rally of the president in Kano provided an interesting scenario. It would be recalled that shortly before he was crowned as the Emir of Kano following the death of Alhaji Ado Bayero, the relationship between Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and President Goodluck Jonathan had irretrievably broken down. Sanusi had accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of failing to remit some money that had accrued to nation from the sale of Petroleum products, into the federation account. The allegation which attracted wide publicity within and out side the country was interpreted by some persons as a veiled attack on the president. The climax of the cold war was when the president failed to congratulate Sanusi as the Emir of Kano following his emergence."
The above is why most of Nigeria held its breath when news of the President's visit to Sanusi was announced.
"In an ironic twist of fate, while the Emir of Kano was at the mercy of the president just some few months ago, the president was in Kano, at the palace of the emir as a favour seeker!" Vanguard newspaper comments deliciously.
Below is what the President told Sanusi: “I am here to seek your royal blessing and to reassure the people of Kano that PDP is totally committed to developing the country”.
Truly an ironic twist of fate.
Flashback Photo: When Sanusi blew the whistle and suddenly
became unpopular with the GEJ-led administration
This week, the president visited Emir Sanusi Lamido of Kano state. Vanguard says: "The campaign rally of the president in Kano provided an interesting scenario. It would be recalled that shortly before he was crowned as the Emir of Kano following the death of Alhaji Ado Bayero, the relationship between Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and President Goodluck Jonathan had irretrievably broken down. Sanusi had accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of failing to remit some money that had accrued to nation from the sale of Petroleum products, into the federation account. The allegation which attracted wide publicity within and out side the country was interpreted by some persons as a veiled attack on the president. The climax of the cold war was when the president failed to congratulate Sanusi as the Emir of Kano following his emergence."
The above is why most of Nigeria held its breath when news of the President's visit to Sanusi was announced.
"In an ironic twist of fate, while the Emir of Kano was at the mercy of the president just some few months ago, the president was in Kano, at the palace of the emir as a favour seeker!" Vanguard newspaper comments deliciously.
Below is what the President told Sanusi: “I am here to seek your royal blessing and to reassure the people of Kano that PDP is totally committed to developing the country”.
Truly an ironic twist of fate.
Flashback Photo: When Sanusi blew the whistle and suddenly
became unpopular with the GEJ-led administration