*Dethrones Kano, Bichi, Rano, Gaya, Karaye Emirs
*Gives Them 48 Hours To Hand Over Emirates’ Property
KANO State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has stated that the reinstatement of the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, was a fulfillment of his campaign promise.
Recall that the state House of Assembly had on Thursday, May 23, passed the Bill dissolving the four additional emirates created by the immediate past administration of former governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and dethroned the five emirs, including Kano.
Speaking on Thursday, May 23, while signing the Bill repealing the State Emirate Council Law 2019 that created five emirate councils into law, at the Government House, shortly after its passage, the governor, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, said the new law provided for the reinstatement of Sanusi as Emir of Kano and removal of all the five emirs in the five emirates enthroned by the abrogated law, and in fulfillment of his campaign promise to residents of the ancient city and the state.
“The law provided an opportunity for reinstatement of the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, and removal of 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero; Emir of Bichi, Nasir Ado Bayero; Emir of Rano, Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa; Emir of Karaye, Ibrahim Abubakar II and Emir of Gaya, Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir.
“The governor further articulated that the return of Sanusi II back on throne will propel peace and prosperity, adding that the repeal of the council law was in realisation of his campaign commitments to restore the lost glory of the state and its rich cultural heritage.
“The governor also issued 48 hours to Aminu Ado Bayero and four other former first-class chiefs to vacate their palaces and hand over all emirates property to the office of the deputy governor.
“The governor expressed satisfaction that the new law will bring unity of the people of Kano and foster sustainable socio-economic development
“He emphasised that the signing of the Bill symbolises the restoration of the revered legacy of the Kano Emirate, which has withstood the test of time of over a thousand years.
“Furthermore, the governor urged the populace in the state to continue supporting his administration in delivering a multitude of infrastructural advancements that will propel Kano to greater heights.
“Everyone should go about his or her normal activities in the state; we have done what we believe is in the best interest of the state and its people.”
He added: “I want to inform the good people of Kano that today, we reappointed Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi, popularly known as Muhammadu Sanusi the II, as the 16th Emir of Kano, while the five former emirs are expected to vacate the palaces within 48 hours.
“The former emirs are to handover all properties in their possession to the Commissioner for Local Government, who doubles as the state Deputy Governor.
“Under the new Kano Emirate Repeal law 2024, Kano State is now under one emirate.”
The governor signed the law at exactly 5:10 p.m. in the company of his deputy, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, Speaker of the Assembly, Jibril Isma’il Falgore, and other principal officials of the government.
Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who was first appointed as Emir of Kano in 2014, was dethroned and deposed by Ganduje following a rift over alleged misapplication of public funds and insubordination.
But Sanusi’s supporters had always insisted that the emir was removed for allegedly supporting Yusuf, then a governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election against Ganduje, who was seeking his re-election.
Yusuf had during his governorship campaign last year vowed to upturn some of his predecessor’s decisions, particularly the creation of the four new emirates and Sanusi’s dethronement.
