The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has absolved himself from an alleged fresh plot to dethrone the Emir of Kano, Mohammad Lamido Sanusi.

The former Kano State governor also denied being involved in any plan to advise Emir Ado Bayero to abdicate the throne.

He dispelled the allegations and insinuations circulated in the media in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant, Chief Oliver Okpala.

The statement reads: “A report circulating in the social media captioned ‘Ganduje leads a fresh plot to dethrone Emir Mohammad Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.’

The report  quoted “sources within the Kofar Kudu Palace, powerful individuals in Kano, allegedly led by All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, are orchestrating the removal of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor as the 16th Emir of Kano and Chairman of the Kano Council of Chiefs”

Reacting to the controversial publication, the statement maintained that nothing could be true about the claims, insisting that Ganduje had nothing to do with the allegation.

“According to the publication Ganduje is not only alleged to be plotting to remove Emir Sanusi, they said he is also plotting to advise Alhaji Ado Bayero to abdicate his throne as Emir of Kano for peace to reign. This is, to say the least, preposterous and absurd.

“It must be made clear that Dr. Ganduje has led and Governed  Kano state creditably and since moved on, focusing on other more important national issues, as he leads Nigeria’s governing party, the APC.

“Ganduje has no further hand in the Kano Emirship issue as he’s very busy with leading the APC. Those who are behind this sinister move to malign the APC National Chairman know what their sponsors are planning and they should leave the very busy Ganduje out of it.”