The monarch stated that if it were to be under military rule, he would have been killed or imprisoned without being tried in court.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen in Kano, Sanusi said no matter how faulty a democratic system of government is, it is still better than military rule.
While submitting that there is no perfect system, the Emir said it is important for the people to be true to themselves and work towards having functional systems.
According to him, “I still have memories of Nigeria during military rule. As bad or as faulty as democracy is, I would rather have that than military rule.
“For example, I was suspended by President Jonathan as CBN governor, and I was removed by Ganduje.
“If it was a military government, I would have been shot. Or they could have carried me and put me under Decree 2 in prison without allowing me to go to court. Democracy is flawed but is better than what we have. There is no perfect system, but we can at least be perfect with ourselves and respect what we have agreed on a constitution and work on it.”
In another development, Sanusi Lamido has revealed that he will simply move on and not be worried if another governor decides to dethrone him.
The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor was dethroned as Kano Emir in 2020 by the then Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje for disrespecting the office of the governor.
However, he was reinstated by Governor Abba Yusuf following the abolishing of the five Emirates Council.
Speaking, Sanusi said only God knows how long he will stay on the throne.
He said: “For me, even now that I am here, only God knows how long I will be here. I can die tomorrow. Another governor can come tomorrow and say that he has removed me, it doesn’t matter.
“But I am happy if he does not touch the emirate. I am happy that I will not leave a history that it was during my time that these 1000 years of history was destroyed.
“So, I am grateful to this government, grateful to this Assembly that they have corrected that, that we have the emirate restored to what it was and Insha’Allah that when I die or when I leave, the person who inherits will inherit what we had. It’s about the system, not about me or about any individual.”