Deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi ll, arrived Kaduna, North-West Nigeria on Sunday for the first time since he was dethroned some five months ago.
Thousands of residents thronged to the Air Force base in Kaduna to welcome him.
A close aide of the monarch, Dr Suleiman Shinkafi, said the former emir would be in Kaduna for a week and would receive visitors who had wanted to come to see him in Lagos.
“Since his dethronement, many people have indicated their intentions to visit him in Lagos. But the monarch decided to relieve them from the stress of travelling as far as Lagos,” he disclosed.
Shinkafi also said the monarch will visit Sokoto to greet the Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad before moving to Azare, Katagum where his late grandfather, Muhammad Sanusi l stayed when he was deposed by late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.
Sanusi, was conveyed to Kaduna by a private plane.
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Some traditional title holders from Kano and Kaduna were at the Airforce base to welcome him.
Immediately the monarch entered his waiting cream coloured Rolls Royce, he was conveyed to Government House where he met with the State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Sanusi told El-Rufai that he was grateful to have in him a friend he can always count on.
He thanked the Governor for standing by him and assured that he will do his best as Vice Chairman of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) and Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU).
While welcoming the former Emir,
Gov. El-Rufai, thanked him for making Kaduna the first place he is visiting since relocating to Lagos in March.
