FG To Return Emir Of Kano’s Seized Passport

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November 3, 2014 9:18 AM

Sanusi’s passport was seized in February 2014 after he was suspended from his position as the Central Bank Governor by the FG.

Following the reconciliation between the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and President Goodluck Jonathan, the Federal Government is reportedly set to return Sanusi’s seized passport.

However, after a meeting with the president in Abuja on Thursday, October 30, the duo are said to have come to a “total reconciliation.”

The salaries of the former CBN governor which were withheld will also reportedly be released.

A government source told The Nation:

“Some political leaders from Kano, who witnessed the session, were all excited that there is a new understanding between the President and the Emir. Prior to the meeting, there had been apprehensions on likely hostile crowd against the President in Kano during the 2015 campaign.”

“With the rapprochement, the Emir’s travel passport and his withheld salaries and allowances will be paid. These are some of the gains of the meeting. If the traveling documents are released, the Emir will be able to travel abroad for checkup and to meet his international friends who are desirous of investing in the Emirate,” the source added.

Sanusi fell out with the Nigerian government after he alleged that $20 billion in oil revenue had been misappropriated.

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