The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado, has described as suspicious the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from Abuja to Lagos.
He gave the description while asking the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to tell her husband, President Bola Tinubu, that Nigerians were encountering difficulties induced by the high cost of living in the country.
The emir spoke when he received the First Lady who paid him a courtesy visit in his palace in Kano.
The Emir of Kano said: “We are indeed suspicious on why Mr. President single-handedly relocated key departments of CBN, and outright relocation of FAAN to Lagos.
“We are receiving a series of messages from my subjects, and most of them expressed concern over the relocation of CBN and FAAN to Lagos.”
According to the Emir, the Federal Government should “come out clean on this matter and talk to Nigerians in the languages they would understand.”
He said: “Do more enlightenment on this matter. I, for one, cannot tell the actual intentions of the government. We should be made to actually understand why the relocation of the CBN and FAAN offices back to Lagos.”
The Emir also asked the President’s wife to tell her husband that Nigerians were hungry.
He said: “Although we have several means of communicating to him (Tinubu) on our needs and requests, yours (Oluremi) is certainly a sure way to the President.
“I want to admit that you inherited this situation, but the horrific decline in the standard of living under your administration is alarming and deserves urgent attention.
“The issue of insecurity is another serious problem confronting us as a people, and of course, I know your government inherited it, but something more serious should be done to take care of the threats.”
