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Twist Of Fate: El-Rufa’i Gives Dethroned Sanusi Appointment
Barely 24 hours after Muhammad Sanusi II was dethroned as Emir and banished from Kano, in an interesting turn of events, Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, has appointed him into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA).
Statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House confirms the executive decision , “the appointment is part of the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA, which is statutorily chaired by the Deputy Governor, and has as internal members other senior officials of the Kaduna State Government.”
The statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Governor, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, said that “Kaduna State hopes to benefit from the profile, experience, intellect and networks of His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi, who before becoming Emir, had built a solid reputation in global financial circles.
According to the statement, “Malam Nasir El-Rufai said that Kaduna State is honoured to be able to call on the services of a man of such calibre to drive its development,’’ the statement added.
The statement, further said that the agency has led the investment drive of the state and anchored implementation of the Ease of Doing Business Charter that earned Kaduna State recognition as the Number One place for doing business in Nigeria.
According to the statement, Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Balarabe will chair the board while His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II will be Vice-Chairman.
Other members of the board include Malam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Jimi Lawal, Senior Adviser and Counsellor and Aisha Dikko, the Attorney General of Kaduna State.
The Governor also said that he is confident that the new board, which contains the most senior officers of the state will further propel KADIPA to greater success in attracting investments to Kaduna State.”.
According to Adekeye, the governor expressed his gratitude to members of the reconstituted board of KADIPA for agreeing to serve, adding that they were selected based on merit to further reinforce the investment credentials of the state.
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