Former Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Umar Naábba has said that the emir of Kano in the
60s, Alhaji Muhmmadu Sanusi had lobbied for a Christian minority to become the
deputy leader of Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) when it was clear that Sir
Ahmadu Bello was going to be elected the party’s leader.
Naábba, who made this known in
his contribution at the Town Hall lecture that was organised by CITAR NGO at
Arewa House, Kaduna, narrated how the north managed its diversity in the second
republic.
He also said the then Madakin
Kano, wanted to become the governor of the north but Sir Kashim Ibrahim from
Borno protested.
