Lamido Sanusi Will Always Speak The Truth – Daughter

Shahida, daughter of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II says nothing can stand in the way of her father from saying the truth — not even his throne.

Shahida stated this at the inaugural lecture of the in commemoration of the three-year abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls on Friday, April 14, 2017.

Emir Sanusi recently came under attacks for declaring northern Nigeria as the poorest part of the country.

Shahida represented her father at the event.

“My father has always been a part of one controversy or the other and it’s normal for us. We are not scared anymore,” Shahida said.

“I know that he has always wanted to be the emir of Kano but to him, if it comes between what is right, what his conscience tells him and choosing the throne, he would happily give up the throne.

“My father is not afraid of giving up his throne if it stands in the way of speaking the truth.

Those who think that my father would keep quiet because he wants to hold on to his throne, I think they don’t know my father.

“And honestly, he has been a source of inspiration and pride. He never fails to fight. He fights for progress, liberty, justice and equality. Those who think they know my father should know that he will never be silenced by blackmail and intimidation.

“He lost his position once as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and I remember his quote that you can suspend a man but you can never suspend the truth. I know he does not mind being the most unpopular emir so long he speaks the truth,” she added.

In a video message to the group, Sanusi said those who consider his as a ‘problem’ will have a bigger problem dealing with his children.

“Those who are opposed to my views or think I am a problem have a much bigger problem to deal with in the next generation of the Sanusis. They are far more radical, they are far more progressive, they far more committed and they are far more fearless,” the traditional ruler said.

The Emir maintained that anyone who challenges the system would face blackmail and intimidation.

“Anyone who challenges a system or fights for the voiceless must be ready for a serious backlash.

Character assassination, slander, blackmail and intimidation are the normal tools employed by those who defend and profit from the status quo,” he added.

Sanusi further called on the BBOG to “transform itself from a group defined by the narrow focus on an incident, to one that addresses the broader social reality of African women, and particularly women in Nigeria, especially the North.”

Also speaking at the event, Prof Grace Alele-Williams, Nigeria’s first professor of Mathematics Education noted that the abduction of the Chibok girls has made Nigeria to a “laughing stock” among other nations.