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BREAKING: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II Reinstated As Emir Of Kano
All the district heads elevated or appointed under the repealed law are to revert to their previous positions.
Kano State– Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano, marking the end of a tumultuous period for the revered traditional ruler.
It was gathered that the decision comes on the heels of a resolution by the Kano State House of Assembly to dethrone the current Emir and dismantle the four new Emirates established under a contentious 2019 law.
The reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, who was controversially removed from the throne in 2020, signals a significant shift in the political landscape of Kano State.
According to LEADERSHIP, there is no official statement yet on Sanusi’s reinstatement, but sources privy to the situation told the newspaper that Sanusi II will be in Kano on Friday.
According to credible inside sources, “So certainly with the passage of the Bill, Sanusi automatically stands reinstated. No need for confirmation, the thing to is wait for the Governor to assent to it.”
The then restructuring of the Kano Emirate is seen as a political manoeuvre to diminish the influence of then Emir Sanusi II, a vocal critic of the former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration. The creation of the new emirates fragmented the authority of the old Kano Emirate Council, diluting its power and influence.
Meanwhile, the Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, who sponsored the Amendment Bill, shortly after Thursday’s session, revealed to journalists that, “the bill has been sent to the governor for assent, now there is no longer an active Emir in Kano in all the five Emirates; Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye. The law now provides the governor to call on the traditional kingmakers to choose a new king.”
However, all the district heads elevated or appointed under the repealed law are to revert to their previous positions.
The move to dismantle the newly created Emirates reflects a desire to return to the status quo ante and restore the authority of the Emir of Kano.
