Lamido Sanusi speaks during the World Islamic Economic Forum in London October 30, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/Files
KANO Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's ousted central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, was named Emir of Kano on Sunday, making an outspoken government critic one of the most influential leaders in the largely Muslim north.
Sanusi, who regularly railed against corruption, was suspended from his post at the bank in February by President Goodluck Jonathan in a decision that alarmed international investors.
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