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Emir of Kano says Muslim leaders must speak up against Boko Haram

The Emir of Kano added that the federal government needed to eradicate poverty and create more employment opportunities in the country

Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has challenged Muslim leaders in the country to let their voice be heard so as to end the Boko Haram insurgency ravaging the country.

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Speaking yesterday at an interview with CNN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said, “Silence will not be a solution and will not solve the problem or be a solution to major threats facing the country.”

He added that the federal government needed to eradicate poverty and create more employment opportunities in the country, stating that there are certain condition that have been created to make it possible for Nigerian youths to be radicalised.

Hammering on the issue of corruption , the Emir said, “For a long time, the Nigerian state has been captured as corrupt. The Nigerian political elite must recognise that need, and if this does not change, the country cannot survive indefinitely. There have to be more investment in infrastructure, healthcare, education and other major sectors of the economy. The state cannot just exist to make some few people very rich.

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“Corruption is an old story in Nigeria; the story has always been bad. Corruption has hit the country badly. I have spoken a lot about this in the past, I don’t want to say much about these because it is close to election. I don’t want to deviate to politics. Gen Buhari is right.’’

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