Breaking news: Former Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, Emerges As The New Emir Of Kano.

Earlier reports from different sources claimed that Sanusi Ado Bayero, the first son of the late Emir  had been crowned the new Emir but according to new reports,which has just been confirmed in the news on Channels TV, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former of the Central Bank of Nigeria,who was 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 the new Emir.

 
 The governor of Kano State,  Rabiu Kwankwaso, flanked by four kingmakers from the Kano Emirate today announced ousted Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano.The new Emir becomes the 57th Emir of the ancient kingdom of Kano.Kano State Government has cofirmed his new status.

Sanusi is a career banker and ranking Fulani nobleman, and also serves as a respected Islamic scholar. The global financial intelliegence magazine, The Banker, published by the Financial Times, has 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 mos.

His ardent dream of  becoming the next Emir finally came true.