Nigeria's ousted governor makes transition to Muslim 'spiritual leader'
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was appointed emir of Kano on Sunday
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has assumed a new powerful role as one of his country's foremost spiritual leaders, meaning he may remain a thorn in president Goodluck Jonathan's side ahead of elections next year.
Sanusi, who was ousted by Jonathan in March after accusing Nigeria's state oil corporation of withholding $20 billion in revenue, was appointed the new emir of Kano on Sunday, a largely Muslim state in Northern Nigeria and home to the
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