Muhammadu Sanusi ll, the deposed Emir of Kano, has formally changed his name from Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to HH Muhammad Sanusi.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the former Central Bank Governor made the explanation in response to a viral comment attributed to him in which he backed Labour Party presidential contender Peter Obi.
According to some reports, Sanusi praised Obi as the ideal contender to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 in a viral tweet.
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The research also described Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), and Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as unqualified to run Nigeria.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, by the Chief of Staff to the 14th Emir of Kano, Munir Sunusi Bayero, Sanusi warned that he did not write the viral post.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to an article circulating the online media space analysing the motives of the three presidential candidates in the 2023 elections.
“We would like to emphatically state that this was not authored by His Highness, Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi II as is being widely attributed.”
Bayero noted that the former CBN Governor does not bear Sanusi Lamido Sanusi anymore.
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“Consequently, given the need to set the records straight, we hereby state for the benefit of those unaware that the Khalifa is not officially called Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, but as HH Muhammad Sanusi II.”
The statement further urged citizens to scrutinise any information on social media, stressing that Sanusi has no affiliation with the viral article which carries his former name.
“We staunchly continue to place our faith and trust in Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala) to continue guiding His Highness Sanusi as an elder statesman in his socio-economic Advocacy for all Nigerians, Africans and humanity in general,” the statement added.
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