“Thieves Shouldn’t Be Rewarded with Ministerial Appointments,” Sanusi Drops Bombshell

• The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has stirred a fresh controversy in the polity as she discussed corrupt elites occupying public offices in Nigeria
• In a trending interview on Wednesday, August 6, Sanusi II condemned the appointment of individuals with questionable integrity into public office and issued a warning
• The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor also explained how the country’s value system has collapsed, and made a key suggestion

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has decried the erosion of values among different strata of the Nigerian society.

According to him, the Nigerian society must stop rewarding people who stole the nation’s commonwealth as public office holders with more public opportunities.

“The entire value system of the country has been eroded,” the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor stated on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, August 6.

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According to Sanusi, many people in public offices were not well brought up, and that accounts for their misbehaviour and faulty orientation of the essence of being in public offices.

“Many people go into government to make money but you don’t go into government to make money,” he said.

The emir, who reflected on the memories of the late former military head of state Murtala Muhammed 50 years after, said the Nigerian society needs a regeneration of values.

He said both leaders and citizens alike are responsible for the regeneration of values in the country.

For him, material wealth should not be elevated beyond values such as honesty, diligence, compassion, among others.

“We don’t have a sense of disgust for people who hold public office and amass wealth; we reward them with appointments, with more public offices, and more opportunities to amass wealth, and this is what Nigeria has become,” he stated.

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He observed that politicians destroyed the civil service, stressing that Nigeria needs to go back to strengthening the system to embolden civil servants to say ‘no’ when asked by politicians to break the rules.

Watch Sanusi's interview below;

Sanusi: “I knew what poverty is when I became Emir”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that at an event in Abuja on Saturday, May 31, Sanusi II said he understood poverty when he became Kano emir.

The former CBN governor, who also stated that many elites in the country do not have an understanding of what poverty is, urged economic managers to inculcate the virtues of empathy.

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In another development, Legit.ng reported that Sanusi II addressed the controversy over his comments on President Tinubu’s economic reforms.

He maintained that his words were misinterpreted and stressed his support for the Tinubu-led government’s policies.

Sanusi said his remarks supported Tinubu's reforms, while also acknowledging the sacrifices Nigerians were making due to past economic mismanagement.

Source: Legit.ng