Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.
Governor Yusuf also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Aminu Ado Bayero and four other former first-class chiefs to vacate the palace and hand over all emirate property to the office of the Deputy Governor.
Governor Yusuf made the declaration on Thursday shortly after assenting to the newly passed Kano State Emirate (Repeal) bill into law.
The new law, passed on Thursday by the Kano State House of Assembly, has abolished the five emirates established by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The repealed law, as passed, orders the reinstatement of Sanusi and the demotion of Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, to the position of district head of Kano Municipal and Wambai Kano.
Governor Yusuf signed the bill into law in the presence of Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, Speaker Ismail Falgore, and other top government…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
