KANO State Governor Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs for Rano, Gaya and Karaye emirates. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson to the governor, Sanusi Bature on Wednesday, July 17 , the appointment takes immediate effect….READ FULL ARTICLE...READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
This came a few hours after Yusuf signed the Kano State Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law.
The legislation, passed by the State House of Assembly, aims to bridge the gap between the grassroots and the government while sustaining the rich cultural values and norms of the Kano people .
The new law establishes second-class Emirate Councils in Rano, Gaya, and Karaye, each responsible for specific local government areas.
According to the governor, the emirate councils will have powers to advise the Emir of Kano on matters related to the maintenance of public order and boundary disputes within their jurisdictions.
The newly appointed emirs are:
Yusuf congratulated the new emirs and urged them to be custodians of culture, peace and unity of the people in their respective emirates.
The ICIR reported
on Tuesday that the State’s House of Assembly passed the Kano State Emirates Council Establishment Bill 2024 to establish 2nd class emirates in the state.
According to the bill, the Rano Emirate consists of Rano, Bunkure and Kibiya Local Government Areas. Gaya Emirate has Gaya, Albasu and Ajingi LGAs, while the Karaye Emirates comprises Karaye and Rogo LGAs.
According to Section 3 of the bill, the governor, acting through the commissioner for local governments, will approve nominations and actions made by first-class and second-class emirs.
The creation of the first-class Kano emirate and second-class emirates is contained in Section Four (1) of the bill. The second-class emirs of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye are listed in subsection two.
The ICIR reported
on May 23, that the Kano State House of Assembly dethroned the state’s five emirs, after repealing the Emirate Council Law of 2019 that created the five emirates.
The new law created by the lawmakers revived the single emirate system in the state, vesting constitutional powers to appoint a new emir in the state governor alone.
Consequently , the governor , on Thursday, May 23, announced the reinstatement of Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
The governor made the announcement immediately after assenting to the new Emirate Bill.
Sanusi’s reinstatement has led to crises in the state with the deposed emir, Aminu Ado Bayero refusing to quit.
Backed by conflicting court ’ rulings
, the two leaders have maintained their stance on holding on to the throne.
The latest of such rulings was from a Kano State High Court which ordered Bayero to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano.
The court, in a judgement by Amina Aliyu, on Monday, July 15, also barred four other deposed emirs from posing as the emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye, and Gaya.
According to the court’s ruling, they should return the government’s moveable and immovable items in their custody….READ FULL ARTICLE
