Thursday, December 05, 2024 -The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has
stated that corrupt politicians in the country are responsible for the decline
in societal values.
The monarch stated this on Tuesday at the 2024 Annual Conference of the
Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo (NNII) held in the nation’s capital.
He urged the country leaders to prioritise integrity over material
wealth.
According to the emir, a person’s true identity is not defined by their
official title, wealth, or material possessions but by their character,
integrity, and actions.
He said, “If you’re a senator or an emir or a governor or a rich
man, it is what you are, not who you are. If you own a house, a big car or an
aeroplane, it is not what you are. You are the man who owns that house. They
are things outside of you.
“You can have two senators, one is an honest, good, kind and generous
man and the other is a thief. They are both senators.
“Who you are is you are a good man or you’re a thief. You are honest or
you’re dishonest, you’re kind or you’re cruel, or you’re trustworthy or you’re
a traitor, you’re sincere or you’re a liar, that is who you are and that is the
most important thing.
“Whether you own a big house or a plane or not, you can have a poor man
who is a thief and you can be a rich man and you are still a thief.”
Sanusi added that public office is a privilege granted by God and a test
of how leaders use their power to serve the people.
He stressed that the true legacy of any leader should be what they do
for the society, not the material wealth they accumulate.
“People are given opportunities in public service to transform the lives
of people for the better. God gave them that opportunity. And as we always say
for those of us who are privileged, there is nothing that tells you that God
loves you better than the other person he did not give that privilege. It is a
test. God makes you a governor or an emir or a president or a senator and he
does not make hundreds of thousands or millions…he’s testing you to see what
would you do with that position to help those that he did not give. And it is a
great opportunity to write your name in gold. But people don’t want to.
“You hold an office for 4 years or 8 years and all you can say is that I
was a minister for so many years or I was a senator for this years or I was a
President for so many years. So what if you were a president?
“What did you do with the 8 years? What do you want to be remembered
for? Is it the houses that you will die and leave that your children will
be fighting over? Is it the money that you hid in Swiss accounts that will
never even come to your family? And sometimes the family gets it and we have
seen the children become drug addicts, they become what we call ‘money miss
road’. They spend it on parties and after three or four years, the money is
gone,” he stated.
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