The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has completed a doctorate in Islamic Law at the University of London, United Kingdom.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that Viva Voce, a crucial part of PhD process, is an oral examination where a person is questioned verbally.
In the heartwarming video that surfaced on social media, the monarch is being congratulated in a meeting held virtually.
The thesis was on: “Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco.”
Sanusi started the PhD programme after he was deposed by the then governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, in 2020.
He relocated to the UK to focus on it.
Announcing the news on her Facebook page, CEO of RadioNow 95.3FM, Kadaria Ahmed said that Sanusi’s PhD thesis was accepted without the need for any amendments or corrections.
Her post read: “Happy to report, our Khalifa, our King, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, is now also a Doctor having successfully done his Viva Voce.
“His PhD was approved as submitted without any amendments or corrections. The examiners said congratulations Dr Sanusi!
“I am delighted to be able to join the examiners in congratulating Mai Martaba. Alhamdullilah.”
Watch video below;
VIDEO: Sanusi Gets Emotional As PhD Thesis Approved Without Any Correction pic.twitter.com/GX9q2BNZXi
— Daily Trust (@daily_trust) August 21, 2024
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The monarch, in 2019 was awarded an honorary doctorate in finance at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), had in 1997 earned a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies and fiqh at the Africa International University in Khartoum, Sudan.
Sanusi, who in 1981 earned a degree in Economics, is arguably one of the most educated Nigerians who ever became a monarch in the country.