NOW THAT GANDUJE HAS WON HIS SUPREME COURT CASE, IS IT END OF THE ROAD FOR EMIR SANUSI AS EMIR OF KANO?

Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, EMIR of Kano

With the Supreme Court today affirming the victory of Dr. Umar Ganduje as the winner of that highly controversial election in Kano, which had the PDP candidate coasting home to an upset victory, until that much needed pause and then re-run election, which eventually gave the victory to the incumbent to do another 4 year term. But for that window given, maybe it's another individual that would have been in charge of the state of affairs of the historical state of Kano now. And if that had been the case, maybe the unnecessary battle of wits between the executive Governor of the Northern states, most prominent state-Kano in the person of Dr. Umar Ganduje and the state's most prominent king/royal father, the Emir of Kano in the person of his royal majesty, Alhaji Muhammed Sanusi II, might have ended by now.

Now instead, their battle has escalated to a point of no return. And if the Government would put action to their threats to strip the king of his title, then the current EMIR of Kano, in fact the 14th Emir to be more precise, in the person of the former fiery and uncompromising Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor from (June 2009 till February 2014), who used to be referred to then as just plain and simple 'Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi', might soon also now affix the tag ex-King (emir) to his name.

It was for his uncompromising stance and mouth then, that he was removed (fired) then as a CBN top honcho, when he battled his employers the FGN THEN during his tenure by exposing them. Now that mouth and stance again, has put him in direct confrontation again with those (state Government) who crowned him and the likelihood of him being ousted is quite glaring!

That both combatants are at dagger's drawn has been on for a while now (through out the life cycle of this administration). People have gotten in, to try to mend the fence between the 2, but the issues have refused to go away, always rearing its head at the slightest provocation, as it's been covered only by a thin layer, which gets removed over the slightest of touch. Just imagine the kind of development that could have been brought in to the state were the 2 people to have been united. While Sanusi is well known to be highly connected, influential and quite smart, all of those things that could have worked well to the advantage of the state. The Governor on the other side too as the state's administrator, is said to be quite smart too. So if one can do much, just imagine what 2 could have achieved? Far so much more we believe.

So last week while still awaiting the Supreme Court verdict, a supposed aide of the Governor was said to have spoken of what would happen after the verdict must have been pronounced, as was done today and in the favor of the state Government. The aide was said to have spoken about the plan to remove the so called troublesome Emir, who they believe is part of the reason the administration is not having it easy and not getting seen with the right eyes by all and sundry. Just so it can show that even if Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, The Emir of Kano has international connections and influence, that it is of little consequence when it comes to local politics in Kano.

So prior to this time the state government had done their very best to undermine the king, one of the ways they had done that was to try to whittle down his influence, by appointing more kings (4 more) over a domain he use to control all by himself alone before. When that didn't seem to have had the desired effect, now is this threat to remove him totally.

So now that no more court case is hanging on the head of the Government, would they now remove the Emir like they have threatened to do????

Would his attempted removal not cause chaos in Kano? What is it, that these 2 men have against each other that's so bad and terrible?

Any which way though, June 8, 2020 would be Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II's 6th anniversary coronation anniversary were he to still be the Emir of Kano. 

SEUN WEDS DAMILOLA. FOR HAJIA BOLA MUiNAT SHAGAYA, IT'S A NEW LEASE OF LIFE.....

Hajia Bola Shagaya, VP & wife- Prof Yemi & Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo & Groom- Seun Bakare

Two families uniting in matrimony is always a good thing, from just being strangers before or just friends, both in marriage becomes one united family and as much as possible, become one big single family. At least that's what the union between the son, Seun of Hajia Bola Shagaya and the daughter-Damilola of the Vice President would engender, unity, oneness and love.

This wedding by all standards should be a big one, a VP of a super rich nation like Nigeria, who was a very successful lawyer before coming into politics, whose wife's nuclear family- The Awolowos, are very influential and very well to do also and a billionaire business woman, who is not only very highly connected, but by implication also very very well to do. But from the little we have heard, thiugh all things are been put in place to make sure it's a classy wedding by all standards, it is rather going to be a "quiet wedding", far from the attendant noise that we are all expecting! If all things don't change as planned, the engagement would be done inside the living room of the bride's home in Abuja and the wedding ceremony and other events, would be at the Ballroom of the Aguda House in Abuja, the FCT, devoid of all the unnecessary noise and fanfare, paparazzi et al. Why both families have chosen to go this way, is only known to them. So all those expecting full Owambe mode, had better have a rethink. Maybe after this write-up though, things might change?

What we can tell you as a matter of fact for now though is that, Hajia Bola Shagaya the groom's mom, has jetted to  Dubai, the tourist capital of the UAE to do the required shopping to make this occasion a grand one???? As much as possible, at least to the limit that they can go.

We all know that she has been quiet for a bit now, reason been that some of her funds have been held up (that EFCC matter, remains hanging), which might have affected many things, but being a billionaire, that doesn't mean that there wouldn't still be a few hundreds of millions here and there to play with that's was kept somewhere. Apart from the paucity of funds, she being a friend to so many very powerful and super rich and influential people, especially someone like His Royal Majesty, The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, her very good friend, who she singlehandedly bought and gave a "Rolls Royce" to when he became the Emir as a gesture of friendship, when things were more robust, we can bet that all of these great people would rally around her now at this time. Maybe the Emir, might even use his influence to relax some unnecessary scrutiny around HAJIA, so that she can breathe a lot more easier.

One very good part of this wedding also is basically that, major part of the finances concerning the events, at whatever level it would go would be born by the bride's family, the Osinbajos, not because of their position, but because that the way it is in Yoruba tradition and culture. So Hajia would only just do as much as she can or wants to do, that's after she and her family might have done the normal statutory contributions expected of them towards the wedding..

Part of the good things about marrying the daughter of the Vice President, who is known to be the 2nd most powerful person in Government in Nigeria, would be that if there was ever any issue or problem whatsoever before with the Government in whatever form, those issues are likely to either be totally relaxed or they would disappear totally, completely and quietly, without a whimper. That's because you can't be one big happy family and you are still having an issue or a problem with a unit of that one big family or still pursuing a negative issue against yourself! So we are expecting that madam would soon exhale without difficult pretty soon!

Now that the countdown is only a few weeks away (March 15 & 17, 2018 being the dates), would the dad of the groom, Mr. Shina BakareB emerge and be involved in any way? In fact who is Shina Bakare? Where is he domiciled? Lagos, Ilorin, Abuja, Cotonou, India or the US?

The little we know about the dad of the groom is that he is/was a "globe trotting businessman' with tentacles that extended to "Cotonou, India and the US). He was a former Moslem who like his son got converted ti Christianity whilst "abroad" and he has since remarried. Though his whereabouts are not known, maybe he would appear at the wedding of his son to the highly cerebral, very well natured and behaved, gorgeous, eldest daughter of the VP.

Seun, the born again, Pastor in the making son of HAJIA Bola Shagaya a devout moslem, is one of Hajia's 5 sons, Sheriff, Hakeem, Seun, Kabir & Tolani, who are all doing very well first e themselves. The first 2 boys are married. While 3 of the boys are Shagayas, Seun the 3rd born is aa Bakare and one of the boys is a Saro.

Kabir the 4th born and 2nd to the last would be getting married also this year too, in May from the indications we have gotten. And we are expecting that would be another big wedding too.

The very close ally of at least 5 former first ladies, namely the late Maryam Babangida, Maryam Abacha, late Stella Obasanjo, Turai Yar'Adua and Dame Patience Jonathan is a lady of style, elegance and panache anyday and we are sure she would bring that to bear at this occasion too.

AJIMOBI AND GANDUJE HUMONGOUS INTRODUCTION IN KANO!

Idris flanked by 4 Governors 

Idris & Baby

If the introduction is an indication of what is coming, then we should expect a mother of all weddings either late this year of the first quarter of next year, that is 2018.

Yesterday, Friday, November 10, 2017 was the introduction ceremony between the daughter, Fatima Baby Ganduje of the current Governor of the good state of Kano, Umar Ganduje and her beau, Idris Abolaji Ajimobi the only son of the Governor of Oyo State, in the person of his excellency, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his stupendously gorgeous wife, Madam Florence AJIMOBI.

To show that it wasn't just an anyhow ceremony, at least not less than 11 Governors and other special guests gathered to be a part of the ceremony. Some of the Governors seen, who came to give support to one of their own were Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, AbdulFatai Ahmed of Kwara, AbdulAziz Yari of Zamfara, Kashim Shettima of Borno, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa, Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina, Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun and Alhaji Abubakar Baguda of Kebbi.

The ceremony held at the Palace of the "Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Muhammadu Sanusi II", who consented to the proposal on behalf of the father of the gorgeous bride to be. The Emir in his statement said, "the Union is a way of cementing relationships as well as destroying stereotypes between the South and Northern Nigeria".

Responding on behalf of the Groom's father, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State thanked the Emir and his fellow Govsrnor, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, the father of the lovely bride for approving the proposal.

"Abolaji Idris AJIMOBI", had earlier in September of 2017, gushingingly revealed his heartthrob on the social media, when he celebrated his love for her. 

More pictures after the break.

NOT THE BEST OF TIMES FOR THE EMIR OF KANO, SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

HRM, MUHAMMED SANUSI II, EMIR OF KANO

The Kano State House of Assembly has raised up a panel to investigate some fresh allegations against the highly revered Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Muhammad Sanusi II. There are fears raised already, that if care is not taken and the situation handled very well, it might lead to the king being desposed!!!

The Emir is known for his frankness and outspokenness and those gifts of character, might have become his albatross right now. The revered monarch is said to have lied against the Governor of his state and some other officials of Government accusing them of financial recklessness and mismanagement and wasteful spending of scarce resources. These accusations are said to have been a deliberate attempt by Alhaji Sanusi to misinform and tarnish the image of the Governor of Kano, his excellency, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and some others.

So an 8 man committee has been mandated to investigate the allegations and make their reports and recommendations in 14 days.

Let's all just hope it doesn't lead to the deposition of the very colourful and highly cerebral king, whose only weakness is his inability to stop himself from talking. We can bet that many of his powerful friends have already gone around to calm frayed nerves and find a way to give him some sort of soft landing. 

HAJIA BOLA SHAGAYA AND THAT HUMONGOUS GIFT TO THE EMIR

EMIR MUHAMMADU SANUSI II

BOLA SHAGAYA

KOLA KARIM

There's nothing like having good friends, especially made ones at that, those that are dependable and can be relied upon at anytime. An old saying of the sages even spoke about friends/friendship when it said show me your friends and I can tell you, the kind of person you are. In terms of friends, when it comes to the lady of timber and caliber, in the person of Hajia Bola Shagaya, she has always had them and they are always the very powerful and the highly influential, always occupying positions of extraordinary importance.

We remember very well that during the reign of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikwe Jonathan, his wife Madam Peace Jonathan and the very stylish businesswoman of great repute, were the best of friends. According to the unconfirmed legend, it was even Hajia that used to take the former first lady then, to the best of places to do her shopping around the world. Same way Mma Bakassi, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa and the richest black African woman on earth, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija have a chummy relationship too, and gets to fly around the world together on trips to Lebanon and other exotic places.

But immediately after that government was sent packing by the current incumbent, madam (Hajia) recoiled back into her shell and quietly kept her distance especially away from unnecessary razzmattazz, making a few to feel at a point that she might have been facing some hard times.


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SAD SAD FEW DAYS FOR THE ONYEADOR'S, BAYERO'S, THE ALAO'S & NOW THE MUDASHIRU'S

 

the LATE MRS FOLUKE MUDASHIRU

Sad news of the passing away of the wives of some prominent members of the society has hit many like a shock wave. Between Thursday last week and now, we have heard of 3 of such deaths. His Royal Majesty, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero lost his wife, Hajia Rabi Ado-Bayero to the cold hands of death. Hajia Rabi passed on at the age of 67 on Thursday night May 24, 2013 and was buried according to Islamic rites on Friday, May 25, 2013. She was survived by her husband, the Emir, many children & grand-children. May her departed soul rest in peace. 

The other sad occurrence was the passing away of the wife of the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Arisekola Alao, in the person of Alhaja Risikat Arisekola-Alao, who also died on Thursday, May 24, 2013 at the age of 68. Alhaja Risikat was said to have died after a brief illness. But particular cause of death was not revealed. She has since been buried according to Islamic rites since Friday, May 25, 2013.  At her burial were some prominent Nigerian friends of the Islamic leader & business merchant, the likes of Elder Wole Oyelese, Mr. Obafoluke Otudeko, Alhaji Lamidi Ajadi, Prof. Taoheed Ladoja & many others. 

Another sad loss was that of Ebele Onyeador, the now late younger sibling of the elegant art aficionado of blessed memory, Angela Onyeador. Angela herself died only a year ago, while her elder sister Stella had died about 3 years ago. Ebele the last of the trio before her sudden death, was the only surviving child of late Sir & Mrs Alex Onyeador.

The most recent to have gone to the great beyond, as recent as a few hours ago is the wife of the late former Governor of Lagos State, Air Commodore Gbolahan Mudashiru's wife. Mrs Foluke Mudashiru, age 67 passed on in far away Atlanta, Georgia after battling with an undisclosed ailment for a while. She finally gave up the ghost today, Monday, May 27, 2013. Exactly a decade after her husband's demise. 

We commiserate with the deceased family members. May the souls of all the dearly departed rest in peace.