Lawmakers cross regulation to abolish 4 Kano emirates

The Kano State Home of Meeting has repealed the State Emirate Council Regulation 2019 that allowed former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to separate Kano emirate to 4.

The repeal, topic to Governor Abba Yusuf’s assent, scrapped the 4 emirates created in 2019 and restored Kano as the one state with a single emirate council, other than Sokoto which additionally has solely the Sultan because the paramount ruler.

The scrapped emirates are Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye, which every have top notch emirs.

The choice implies that all places of work created beneath the repealed regulation have been dissolved, and district heads appointed or elevated beneath the regulation are to revert to their former positions.

The invoice, titled the Kano State Emirates Council (Modification No. 2) Regulation, 2024, was sponsored by a member representing Dala, Lawan Hussaini.

The Meeting had in 2019 handed an govt invoice that cut up the state into 5 emirates by way of the creation of 4 new emirates.

The train suffered a brief setback when the state excessive courtroom nullified it and the appointment of its emirs.

However the then governor, Mr Ganduje, despatched a recent invoice to the lawmakers who once more accepted the creation of the 4 new emirates with first-class emirs.

Observers interpreted Mr Ganduje’s motion as a transfer to whittle down the affect of then Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, who had a working battle with the governor over the emir’s alleged political interference and insubordination.

The state authorities on 9 March 2020 dethroned Mr Sanusi on the grounds of insubordination, and he was changed by Aminu Ado-Bayero, who was transferred from Bichi emirate to Kano.