Sanusi Lamido Don Yarn: ‘Na When I Become Emir I Know Wetin Be Real Poverty!’” – Gbas Gbos Gist Full Ground

If you dey reason say once pesin wear crown, na straight jollof to chop, abeg make you hold brake. Sanusi Lamido, former Emir of Kano and once Oga Kpatakpata for Central Bank, don burst everywhere with him latest confession. E talk say, na when e wear royal robe, e understand say poverty na real gbas gbos wey no dey select face.

“My broda, na when I enta throne I take sabi wetin real hardship be. Before, I dey see poverty from Range Rover. But as I sit down for palace, na there I realize say plenty pipo dey suffer pass wetin CNN dey show,” Sanusi yarn.

You fit think say palace life na bed of roses, but according to Sanusi Lamido, sometimes na bed of koboko. E say plenty expectations full ground, bills no dey ever finish, and palace wey suppose sweet dey swallow money like borehole without cover.

Palace No Be Paradise – Na There Wahala Full Pass

You see all those fine-fine embroidery and agbada wey dey shine like morning dew? Sanusi Lamido say no let am deceive you. E say as Emir, e come see say palace life na coded sufferhead. Everybody dey expect say you go settle their matter, share money like ATM, and still dey smile like Instagram filter.

“Everyday na ‘Your Highness, help us.’ Before you even swallow fufu belleful, another delegation go enter. Person go dey give out money wey e no get just to maintain image,” Sanusi laugh small before he talk am serious.

Sanusi say as Emir, you go dey surrounded by people wey dey bow, but no be all of dem dey loyal. Some na smile and sting gang, others na economic parasites wey dey chop your kingdom dry. “E no easy. E be like say na spiritual poverty dey disturb palace,” he add.

Lesson Wey Money and Power No Fit Teach

Sanusi Lamido yarn say the thing wey pain am pass be say, na for throne e see poverty real face, and e realise say power no fit fix everything. “You fit dey powerful, but still broke. You fit dey respected, but still frustrated. Na lesson be dat,” he talk with face like who chop bitterleaf soup wey no get meat.

He advise say make pipu no dey deceive themselves with wetin dem dey see for social media or newspaper front page. Royalty no be automatic enjoyment. Sometimes na premium tears dey back the crown.

For Sanusi Lamido, the real kings wey deserve respect na the poor men wey dey hustle for street but still dey live with integrity. “Me wey dey palace sef, I come learn humility and how to stretch five naira pass elastic,” e joke.