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Comatose refineries: NNPC should be disbanded – Sanusi

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…Says company now ‘money pit’ instead of ‘cash cow’  Former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has joined the legion of prominent Nigerians calling for the disbandment of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The Emir was speaking as the guest speaker during the 7th Kaduna Investment Summit, which was held at the Murtala Mohammed Square yesterday. Recall, the State governor, Nasir el-Rufai called for the sale of the nations refinery a few days ago in view of its poor performance. According to Sanusi, who was a former CBN Governor,…

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State Of The Nation: ‘Nigeria in deeper hole than in 2015’ Sanusi

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…Says 2023 will be worse His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed his angst at the current situation Nigeria has found itself, insisting that the country is in a deeper hole and a bigger mess now than it was in 2015. The Khalifa of the Tijjaniyyah Sufi Order of Nigeria also warned that 2023 will be worse, compared to what we had in 2015. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), also berated the current administration, saying that despite the current mess, the present leadership expects to…

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2023: ‘Nigeria living on extra time’, ex-Emir Sanusi warns aspirants

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Says, “I prefer being Tijjaniyyah Khalifa to President The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, warned all presidential aspirants to prepare for the onerous task of moving the country out of the doldrums, declaring that Nigeria is living on extra time due to the myriads of challenges confronting it. Sanusi, who is the leader of the Khalifa of Tijjaniyyah sect in Nigeria, spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during a reception organised in his honour as part of activities marking the 80th birthday of…

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‘Emir Sanusi remains banished’, Ganduje insists

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…Rejects court judgement Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has rejected the court judgment declaring the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and the award of N10 million to him as compensation. Recall that Justice Anwuli Chikere, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had yesterday awarded the N10 million compensation against the state and other respondents comprising the police, the State Security Service, (SSS), and the Attorney-General of Kano State, and also ordered the State government to tender a public apology to Sanusi in two national…

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Kano: Court declares deposed Emir Sanusis banishment as unlawful, orders Ganduje to pay him N10m as damages

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Another court quashes APC leadership in State Two separate court verdicts by an Abuja High Court, on Monday, unsettled Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his 2023 political permutations. Justice Hamza Mu’azu, of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, had earlier in landmark ruling nullified the congresses of the Kano State All Progressives Congress, (APC), conducted by the Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led faction yesterday. Justice Mu’azu upheld the congresses conducted by the Senator Ibrahim Shekarau-led faction of the party. The Judge ruled that the Shekarau-led faction, tagged: “G-7, conducted…

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“Fuel subsidy by FGN is a big scam” – Former CBN Gov Sanusi

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…Says some people in power making billions of dollars from it In the last seven months, petrol subsidy payments gulped N714 billion, reduced monthly revenue accrued to the federation account. Fuel subsidy, also known as under-recovery, is the underpriced sales of premium motor spirit , otherwise known as petrol. Speaking during a television programme on Friday, Sanusi said successive administrations continue with fuel subsidy payments despite damage to the nations revenue and economy. The former Central Bank of Nigeria governor argued that the economic reality of the country is a…

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Sanusi faults zoning, says Nigeria may have 2 ‘useless’ presidential candidates in 2023

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Says what Nigeria needs is a president who can deliver Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ex-Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has knocked the idea of rotating the presidency between the northern and the southern parts of the country. Sanusi said the political arrangement could leave Nigeria with two useless presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections. Recall that southern governors recently resolved that the next president of Nigeria must be a southerner. The governors also threatened to oppose any political party that presents a…

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State of the economy: “Calling Nigeria ‘Giant of Africa’ is deceptive”, – Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

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…Says countrys future lies in a knowledge-based economy The former Emir of Kano and ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said that Nigeria should stop deceiving itself with the appellation Giant of Africa, adding that the country is way behind many other African countries in developmental indices. Sanusi, who disclosed at the closing ceremony of the Kaduna Investment Summit, tagged: ‘KadInvest 6.0’, also asserted that with the rate at which a neighbouring country like Ghana was attracting industries, Ghanaian President has become the leading President in…

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“Nigeria in far worse economic mess”, Former Kano Emir, Sanusi, warns

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Says it fails to implement right policies The immediate-past Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, says Nigeria is in a far worse economic mess today because it failed to implement the right policies. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), who stated this in an interview said that instead the country has, like one in a hole, kept digging and digging into a deeper hole. Sanusi also said Nigerias economy would, by 2023 have been dragged back 40 years to the low point it was in 1980,…

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“Im not interested in 2023 presidency” Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

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Former Emir of Kano and immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has said that he is not interested in contesting the presidency, come 2023. Sanusi stated this during the reception in his honour to mark his 60th birthday in Abuja, amidst remarks by some guests suggesting that he would be supported if he showed interest in becoming Nigerias president. The former CBN boss attributed fear and greed as the two critical factors that have destroyed Nigeria. He said his prison experienced has moulded…

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