VIDEO: Why Sanusi Visited Tinubu
EkoHotBlog reports that Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano has revealed why he visited President Bola Tinubu.
In a video sighted on AriseTV, Sanusi said he visited to congratulate him and appeal to him on the case of the 37 herdsmen who were allegedly bombed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Nasarawa a few months ago.
Sanusi said, “The first reason was to come and congratulate him formally, but also because I wear many caps, I wear the cap of an economist so I came to thank him for the steps he has taken to put this economy on course.
“As you know many of the issues that we’ve talking about; the subsidy that has caused a hemorrhage on the fiscal’s, the multiple exchange rates regime, and on. These are issues that I have personally been talking about for a long time and I’m happy that on his very first day, he addressed these issues and the markets are happy.
“It’s important when the government does the right thing for us to give them feedback. It’s not always when they do the wrong thing that we complain. So he has started on such a strong footing and as far as the economy is concerned, we have to come and support and encourage that we continue along that path and be advocates for the policies he has pursued”.
Sanusi also said he received assurances from President Tinubu that the federal government will take a closer look at the Nigerian Air Force raid that killed at least 37 herders in Nasarawa state in January, this year.
Recall sometime in January 2023, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) accused the Nigerian Air Force of killing its members in the Rukubi community of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
MACBAN President, Baba Ngelzarma, alleged that the herders, numbering about 40 were killed by operatives of the Nigerian Air Force Base in Makurdi, Benue State.
His words: “I’m concerned with the issue of herdsmen–farmer clashes. He (President Tinubu) is also concerned. And we discussed steps that need to be taken to begin to look at some of those issues.
“But in particular, I came to appeal to him on the case of the 37 herdsmen who were bombed by the airforce in Nasarawa state a few months ago which we wrote a letter to President Buhari on.
“And we have now written a reminder because it was a matter we didn’t want to be swept under the carpet. The President has asked me to send him that letter and I’m sure that he will look into the matter.”
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