‘Emir Sanusi is with us’ – El-Rufai’s family rejects Kperogi’s claim of neglect

The family of the embattled former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, has dismissed insinuations that the Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has neglected El-Rufai in his hour of need.

Responding to an article written by Professor Farooq Kperogi, titled “Sanusi and the Betrayal of El-Rufai”, in his column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the wife of Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, Asia Mohammed Ahmad, said the Emir had stood by them at all times.

Asia Mohammed Ahmad, who took to her Facebook page to respond to the analysis, said Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II remained their father and that they respected him at all times.

“I want to clarify that HH is with us and Mallam’s post has nothing to do with HRH SLS, so pls stop alluding to things that you don’t know!”

She added: “I am glad to note that Kperogi mentioned that there may be things people don’t know.”

Bello El-Rufai also supported his mother, remarking that, “indeed Emir Muhammadu Sanusi, remains our Father and he truly stand with Us”.

Many people who commented on the Facebook post by El-Rufai’s wife, Asia Mohammed Ahmad, said there was little or nothing the Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, could do about the ongoing trial of Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai.

One of the commentators, Mallam Muhammad Bello, described Kperogi’s article as “simply goofing”, arguing that a traditional title holder such as an Emir had no role to play in an issue such as El-Rufai’s case.

“Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, just like other Emirs, is controlled by the governor; so I don’t see how the Emir of Kano will interfere in the El-Rufai case,” he wrote.