Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II Reinstated As Emir Of Kano
…As state assembly dethrones Bayero, others
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II who was dethroned as Emir of Kano by the former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano.
His reinstatement followed an amendment to the controversial traditional council law of 2019 which was followed with a resolution adopted by the Kano State House of Assembly for the dethronement of Emir Ado Bayero and also the immediate dismantling of four Emirates created by former Governor Ganduje.
Confirming the development, the Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, who sponsored the Amendment Bill, told journalists shortly after Thursday’s plenary that the passed Bill has been sent to the Governor for assent.
The House Leader said that with the passage of the Bill, it presupposes that there is no longer an active Emir in Kano in the five Emirates namely; Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye.
He said that the law now provides that the State Governor shall call on the traditional kingmakers to choose a new emir, adding that all the district heads elevated or appointed under the repealed law are to immediately revert to their former positions.
The reinstated Emir Sanusi is expected to arrive Kano on Friday to assume his traditional stool .
Following the passage of the Bill which is awaiting the Governor’s assent, Sanusi, is expected to return to Kano on Friday to assume his traditional stool.
Forefront gathered that the present administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf saw the restructuring of the Kano Emirate carried out by former Governor Ganduje as purely a political manoeuvre and vendetta aimed at diminishing the influence of the reinstated Emir Sanusi II, who was seen as a vocal critic of Ganduje’s administration.
It was gathered that the present administration felt concerned that the creation of the new emirates seriously fragmented the authority of the old Kano Emirate Council, thereby diluting its influence and power.
