Bill on Establishment of Three New Emirates Gets Assent of Abba Yusuf, Kano State Governor.
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has assented to the bill establishing three new second-class emirates within his state. This was a sequel to the passage of the bill by the Kano House of Assembly on Tuesday. The new emirates involve those of Rano, Karaye, and Gaya, all to be under the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
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At the head of each of them will be a monarch, who will then relate with the Emir of Kano for matters of public order, chieftaincy, communal and religious disputes in their areas. The governor’s Spokesperson, Dawakin-Tofa Bature however disclosed that the names of the emirs for the new emirates will soon be made known.
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This happened after a legal judgment from the High Court of Justice, Kano State, where Aminu Bayero was asked to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit. Further, the court ordered four other dethroned emirs to stop declaring themselves as emirs.
The move to create new emirates comes after the May 23 restoration of Sanusi as Emir of Kano. He had been deposed in 2020 by then-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who opted to sever the emirate into five fragments. This legislative act continues to redefine the traditional leadership in Kano State.
