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I’ll not help Tinubu’s govt tackle economic hardship — Emir Sanusi

News Express |15th Jan 2025 | 516
I’ll not help Tinubu’s govt tackle economic hardship — Emir Sanusi

Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II




The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that he will not offer any advice to President Bola Tinubu’s led federal government on how to tackle the economic challenges facing the country.

The Emir stated this on Wednesday at the 21st Memorial Lecture of Chief Gani Fawehimi held in Lagos.

Speaking as chairman of the event, Sanusi stated that he started by helping the government but that he has now resolved not to help the government again.

He said, “I can give a few points here about what we are going through and how it was predictable and avoidable. But I am not going to do that. I have chosen not to speak on the economy or reforms or to explain anything because if I explain it, it will help this government. But I don’t want to help this government. They are my friends, but if they don’t behave like friends, I won’t behave like a friend.”

Continuing, he said “they don’t even have people with pedigree that can come and explain to the people what they are doing. I am not going to help. I started by helping, but I am not going to help. Let them come and explain to Nigerians why they are pursuing the policies that they are pursuing.

“But I will say this one thing though. What we are going through today is at least in part, a necessary consequence of decades of irresponsible management. People were warning that if we continued the way that we were going, this is how we will end up but they refused to listen.

“Now, is everything being done correctly? No. When I am ready to talk about the economy, I will,” he added.

Sanusi also charged lawyers to emulate the virtues of the late Gani Fawehinmi whom he said was an embodiment of good character and virtues now lacking in the legal profession. (Vanguard)




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Albert fubara Anigowuma

17th, Jan, 2025

Of course, you have the right to advise or not to do so. The people in government very adamant and stubborn when it comes to taking advice. They claim to know a lot but end up knowing nothing, other than plunging nation into accute poverty. I will rather chose to

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