Admin l Thursday, March 23, 2017
KANO, Nigeria – Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi says he has no plans to go into politics despite making political statement in recent times.
Then Emir who said he has offended power for speaking the truth to power said he would rather go into farming where he will make money and create job for many in the process.
“I am never going to be political, I deny going into politics, I am thinking of either doing some farming which will help me make money while creating jobs for people. I will also like to have a think tank that deals with public policy in Africa”, he said.
“I believe we should speak truth to power. Power by its nature when offended can destroy an individual. For that reason, a few people speak. But no society changes until people are able to speak truth to power.
“Just take a look at how the nation spent money on recurrent expenditure, whilst we lack adequate healthcare. The best way not to be controversial is to come and be part of that system and just be quiet, see and hear and say nothing and leave. I am not controversial. I am just, for me, being myself, expressing the same views about the system that I expressed outside it. Am I perfect? No. Do I have faults?
“Yes. But do I think that for every day I am in traditional office I have the responsibility to use my position as a platform to help and improve the system? Yes I do. In that process do I annoy some people? Yes.
“I am never going to be political, I deny going into politics, I am thinking of either doing some farming which will help me make money while creating jobs for people. I will also like to have a think tank that deals with public policy in Africa”, he said.
