All hail the Emir of Kano!

 The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has emerged as the new Emir of Kano after the throne became vacant on Friday following Alhaji  Ado Bayero's demise,. Those in attendance during the late Emirs' burial include the Vice President, Mr.Namadi Sambo, former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno and Governor, Sule Lamido.

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi  former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed on 3 June 2009 and suspended from office by President Goodluck Jonathan on 20 February 2014 after exposing a $20 billion fraud committed by the presidents associates in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) is a career banker and ranking Fulani nobleman, he is also a respected Islamic scholar.
The global financial intelligence magazine, The Banker, published by the Financial Times, also conferred on Sanusi two awards, the global award for Central Bank Governor of the Year, as well as for Central Bank Governor of the Year for Africa. The TIME magazine also listed Sanusi in its TIMES 100 list of most influential people.

 May your reign be peaceful and long sir.