Build On Bayero's Legacies - Atiku Urges Sanusi

…Congratulates New Emir Of Gombe
SAN FRANCISCO, June 09, (THEWILL) â€' Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised the new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to build on the enviable and positive legacies of the late Emir Ado Bayero.

In a statement congratulating Sanusi, Atiku said the new Emir had worked strenuously to fulfill a life-time ambition, and that he should use his position to unite all the ruling houses of Kano State and its people behind his appointment.

According to Atiku, leadership is a test from God, and therefore urged Sanusi to use his position to do justice to all manner of people in his domain.

The former Vice President noted that Sanusi's greatest and immediate challenge was sustaining Bayero's passionate commitment to tolerance, unity and peaceful coexistence.

The Turakin Adamawa wished the new Emir of Kano God's guidance and wisdom for a successful reign.

Meanwhile, the former Vice President has urged the new Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar to bring the admixture of the vitality of youth and the legacy of his father to bear on his reign.

In a statement by his media office in Abuja on Monday, Atiku noted that the new Emir of Gombe has the benefit of the strong foundation laid by his late father to build on.

According to him, the Emir should make the unity of his people a central focus of his administration.

He urged him to be tolerant and act in the best interest of the people of his domain at all times.

He prayed to God to bestow him with wisdom, a necessary tool in dealing with the challenges of his office.