FG to return Sanusi’s passport, withheld salaries

 

The reconciliation meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has produced gains as federal authorities have been directed to release the monarch’s travel passport and withheld salaries.

It was said that the olive branch is meant to ensure his “neutrality” during next year’s elections.

A source said,

“After the open meeting last Thursday, the President and the Emir met at the inner recess of the Presidential Villa for about five minutes.

“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 check up and to meet his international friends, who are desirous of investing in the Emirate”,

The State Security Service (SSS) had in February seized Sanusi’s passports.

The SSS on May 14 prevented the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor from boarding a Turkish Airline flight to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj (Umrah).

Prior to the seizure of the passports, Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos had on April asked the Federal Government, the police and the SSS to release Alhaji Sanusi’s passport unlawfully seized from him in February.

Source- Dailypost.ng