President Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Sanusi, the 14th Emir of Kano state, are conversing behind closed doors.
Despite the fact that the meeting’s specifics are yet unknown, it is unrelated to Sanusi’s meeting with the junta in the Niger Republic.
Sanusi’s visit came after the military junta turned down a meeting with the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and US State Department diplomats in Abuja. The former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are now meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday night, August 9.
Sanusi and Tinubu meet behind closed doors. Coup
According to Vanguard, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi came at the Presidential at around 8:25 p.m., right after a high-level delegation of the Nigerian Islamic Ulama met with the President.
The former Emir responded simply, “It’s fine,” when questioned about his trip to Niger.
Sanusi was still meeting with the President as of the time this article was submitted.
The Niger junta declined to meet the US representative.
The military junta had previously declined to meet with ambassadors from the United States, the African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), according to The Guardian story.
Following a military coup that sent shockwaves through the region over the past few days, Niger has been in the international spotlight.
The presidential guard of the nation, which was tasked with guarding democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, blockaded the palace.
Sultan of Sokoto rejects ECOWAS sanctions and military participation in response to the Niger coup and writes to Tinubu
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has placed sanctions on Nigeria, and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has stated its view on these measures.
Salisu Shehu, the deputy secretary-general of the NSCIA, stated on Wednesday, August 9, that the council had rejected the sanctions put in place against Niger by ECOWAS as a result of the coup that occurred on Wednesday, July 26.
Former Emir Sanusi meets with leaders of the Niger Coup; images and videos are released
In Niamey, the capital of the Niger Republic, Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano and grand Khalifah of the Tijjaniyah Muslim Group in Nigeria, met privately with General Tchani, the head of the military junta.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was seen speaking with military leaders in a video posted by Daily Trust and images by Leadership on their Twitter sites, possibly on political developments in the nation.
It was unclear, however, in what capacity Sanusi traveled to the Niger Republic, a West African nation that recently broke diplomatic ties with Nigeria due to its stance towards