JUST IN: Kano Governor Yusuf reappoint Sanusi as Emir of Kano

Newspointer May 23, 2024

By Salejo Ali, Kano

The Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has reappointed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.

The Governor announced this shortly after assenting to the Kano state Emirates law 2024.

The Governor singed the law after the Kano State House of Assembly passed the bill into Law.

He commended the decision of the house for repealing the previous laws which balkanized the historic Kano Emirates into five.

Governor Yusuf said all appointments in the repealed law remained voided.

He urged all the affected Emirs to as a matter of urgency vacates the official residences and hand over all official properties within 48 hours to the Commissioner of Local Governments and Chieftaincy affairs who is the Deputy Governor of the state Aminu Abdulsalam.

Governor Yusuf further articulated that the return of Muhammad Sanusi II back on throne will propel peace and prosperity adding that the repeal of the council law was in realization of his campaign commitments to restore the lost glory of the state and its rich cultural heritage.

He emphasized that, 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.

He 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”

“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 thier 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.

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