Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has sacked the Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero and reinstated his predecessor, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the new monarch.
The governor announced this Thursday evening during a press conference at the Government House Kano shortly after assenting to the amended Kano State Emirate (Repeal) bill into law.
The new law passed Thursday by the Kano State House of Assembly has abolished the four emirates created by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Mr Ganduje created four new emirates – Rano, Bichi, Karaye and Gaya – after amending the law in 2019.
Governor Yusuf also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Mr 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 law provided an opportunity for the reinstatement of the 14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II and the removal of the 15th Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero, the 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 Commissioner for Local Government shall oversee all transitional arrangements, including how to deal with the assets and liabilities of the abolished Emirates and the new structures created under the repealed Principal Law dated 5th December, 2019.
The governor said the new law will bring unity of the people of Kano and foster sustainable socio-economic development.
He said the return of Sanusi II back on the throne will propel peace and prosperity in the state, adding that the repeal of the emirates council law was in realization of his campaign commitments to restore the lost glory of the state and its rich cultural heritage.
He said the signing of the bill symbolizes the restoration of the revered legacy of the Kano emirate, which has withstood the test of time of over a thousand years.
Mr Yusuf urged the people in the state to continue supporting his administration in delivering a multitude of infrastructural advancements that will propel Kano to greater heights.
He said, “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.
“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.
