The lamido Sanusi You Never Knew.By Abdull-azeez Ahmed Kadir

For a start, HRH SLS has never hidden his passion to be the Emir of Kano. He once said that he would rather be the Emir than Nigeri...a's President. Like a child of a Lawyer, Judge, Military, Doctor, Politician who aspire to be like his/her dad. Anytime an Emir dies, Princes (and Kano has many) vie for the throne. So SLS is not an exception.

May be some of us knew little or nothing about SLS's "activism" before his emergence as CBN Gov. Before then, he was as critical of the royal institution as he was of religious, economical and political ones. SLS took on late Sheik Ja'afar Adams. He took on Kabir Yusuf and the whole Media Trust to defend the then Father Mathew Hassan Kukah of Oputa Panel fame. He took on proponent of "political sharia" and fundamentalism. He took on Kwankwaso while in office as 1st time Gov and worked with others to deny him re-election in 2003.

Very few if any know that one of the best buildings in St Annes Catholic Primary School, Kakuri Kaduna was built by SLS as an alumnus of that school. Few know that SLS know and understand the Bible better than some Christians. Yet they call him Islamic fundamentalist. He is fluent in Hausa, English, Arabic, French with sparing Fulde.

If anyone is going to hate SLS for his "fight" with GEJ, the days ahead will vindicate SLS the more. So far no stain has been able to stick to his character as some would have us believed in his tenure as CBN Gov. Not even from the Financial Regulation Council of Nigeria (FRCN).

But to cap it up, Aminu Ado Bayero is even more love in Kano than his elder brother Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero but couldn't even make the list. Of the three finalists; Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; Dan Majen Kano, Sanusi Ado Bayero; Ciroman Kano and Alhaji Abbas Sanusi; Wamban Kano out of who SLS was picked, Abbas is SLS's uncle whose father (SLS's grand father) Muhammadu Sanusi was Emir. Sanusi Ado Bayero is SLS's cousin whose father Ado Bayero was Emir.

Only SLS's father was not Emir and destiny seem favourable to him. Again, When Ado Bayero was enthroned, there was also protest because some preferred Aminu Sanusi (SLS's father) to him. We had same case in Sokoto with Sultans Macido and Dasuki just as in other places.

Even if Sanusi Ado Bayero had made it, there would still have been protest. If it was not SLS that was enthroned, this protest would have been tagged "sponsored by SLS, Kwankwaso, APC" among others.

Fortunately or unfortunately, SLS's enthronement is going to silence him on many national issues; he is going to be tempered, humble and royalty personified. A new era has begun in the colourful and sophisticated Kano emirate. HRH SLS shall bring his classy touch to royalty so long unequalled. May his reign be peaceful and progressive.