On Monday, the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, finally had his pound of flesh when he masterminded the unceremonious ouster of Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano from the throne. Sanusi was accused of many things, notably the "total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the state governor and other lawful authorities". In short, Sanusi was dethroned for gross insubordination. While it took some by surprise, those who had followed events between the two knew it was just a matter of time before Sanusi was disrobed. His tacit support for the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate at the guber polls in the state, Abba Yusuf, the son-in-law to Rabiu Kwankwaso – Ganduje's arch-enemy – was the final straw...

All na wash...

I too like the North with their politics. They always plan in the long-term.

How about if all these are just a deliberately set up ruse to hoodwink the rest of the country and make them relax on their guards while Sanusi is been propped up to run in 2023?

You can imagine what sympathy votes will do for him, and how all these stories of dethronement and banishment are no big a deal to endure for the topmost seat of the land especially for a power-hungry man like Sanusi.