“Well, I knew that there would be a fight. But I didn’t know that the mafia in oil, they are stronger than the mafia in drugs. I can tell you that. Yes, it’s a fact,” Dangote stated.
The controversy began when the Kano State government initiated steps to repeal the emirates law, which had been previously used to create new emirates and diminish the influence of the Kano Emirate. This move was widely seen as a political maneuver to weaken the power of Emir Sanusi, a vocal critic of the state government. In response to the repeal, Sanusi was reappointed as the Emir of Kano, a decision now rendered invalid by the court.
▪️Boughayefa Tonye-Graham (Port Harcourt)
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By Boughayefa Tonye-Graham (Port Harcourt)
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