he ousted central bank governor and prominent government critic, Lamido Sanusi, has been named as the new emir of Kano in Nigeria.
![Sanusi the former Nigeria Central Bank Governor named Emir of Kano](http://umuseke.rw/en/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/75385123_joru7mvf.jpg)
The new emir becomes one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the country’s largely Muslim north.
As bank governor, Mr Sanusi had levelled accusations of high-level fraud and was suspended in February.
The previous emir, al-Haji Ado Bayero, died after a long illness at the age of 83 on Friday.
BBC News
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