Sanusi reinstated as Emir of Kano
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ,Muhammadu Sanusi II has been reinstated to the throne by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State four years after he was deposed as the Emir of Kano.
This is even as Governor Yusuf has assented the Kano Emirate Council Law repeal by the Kano House of Assembly.
The New Kano Emirate Councils Law has not only reinstated the five demoted kingmakers to their former positions, it has also empowered them to reconvene in Kano and reinstall former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the sole Emir of Kano.
The law stated that “the Governor shall take all necessary measures to restore the status of the Kano Emirate System to its positions prior to the enactment of the repealed Principal Law dated 5th December, 2019”, thereby giving powers to the State Government to reappoint Sanusi as the Emir of Kano
Governor Yusuf has approved the reappointment of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano under the new laws.
The governor has given former emirs 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand over Emirate Council properties to the Commissioner of Local Government, who also serves as State Deputy Governor.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has signed the Kano Emirates Bill 2024 into law, repealing the 2019 Emirate Councils Law that altered the state’s over 1000-year history.
By signing the bill, the governor declared that the 2019 law has been repealed and is now history.
The signing was attended by the Speaker of the State Assembly, Ismaila Falgore, Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam, Secretary to the State Government Abdullahi Baffa Bichi and others.
The State Assembly has fulfilled one of its constitutional roles by signing the bill into law.
