Emir Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, who had his influence reduced in Kano by the governor of the state, has been appointed as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates.
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday, May 9, appointed the embattled Emir amongst 16 other influential public figures.
The figures are committed to “raising awareness, inspiring greater ambition, and pushing for faster action on the SDGs.”
NAN reports that Sanusi is one of the six new members of the group, which is co-chaired by President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and the prime minister of Norway, Erna Solberg.
The other five new members, according to the report, are Hindou Ibrahim of Chad, Dia Mirza of India, Edward Ndopu of South Africa, Nadia Murad of Iraq and Marta Vieira da Silva of Brazil.
Haq said the six new members would take over from the previous six who had been made SDG advocate alumni. “The secretary-general looks forward to working with the group over the coming years to advance the SDGs,” he said.