I salute His Majesty, Muhammadu Sanusi II better known as Sanusi Lamido Sanusi SLS, for staying true to type; staying the course irrespective of whose Ox is taken and whose Ox is gored and for allowing the chips to fall where they may.
Sanusi was a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was appointed on 3 June 2009 for a five-year term, but was suspended from office by President Goodluck Jonathanon 20 February 2014 after claiming that a $20 billion fraud was committed in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Sanusi is the grandson of Muhammadu Sunusi (The 11th Fulani Emir of Kano ) He was a career banker and ranking Fulaninobleman, and also serves as a respected Islamic scholar.
The global financial intelligence magazine, The Banker, published by the Financial Times, conferred on Sanusi two awards, the global award for Central Bank Governor of the Year, as well as for Central Bank Governor of the Year for Africa. He was also listed by the TIME in its TIMES 100 list of Most Influential People of 2011.
His Majesty has redefine bureaucracy, royalty and the true meaning of public trust via-a-vis much taunted politics and political considerations for National Developments despite his banking and aristocrat pedigree.
He is a super critics and I believe many critics need to study him to learn one or two lessons on constructive criticism as as against the destructive ones.
His recent expose on President Buhari government and loans from Central Bank of Nigeria is a vintage SLS, a well researched knell jerk.
As expected from garrulous and sycophant Presidential aides, instead of adorning a sober reflective kaftan, they raced to the market square to spew spurious spins and diatribe on SLS.
It is low on their part to demand that SLS should resign as Emir of Kano and join a political party to run against Buhari if he wants to criticize Buhari.
I pray Nigerians to note that if our Political class failed to provide the needed leadership of serving as the much needed compass for a drifting government, SLS and other Royal leaders are welcome to join hands in salvaging the country and put things aright for the benefit of all.
.Dr Olukayode Ajulo
Castle of Law, Abuja
Nigeria.
@kayodeAjulo