The Kano state house of assembly
has approved the amendment of the local government and chieftaincy affairs law,
paving way for the decentralisation of the Kano emirate council.
The bill, if approved, will allow
for the creation of four more first-class emirs from Rano, Karaye, Bichi and
Gaya emirates and reduce the influence of Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano.
The Kano assembly amended the law
following a petition filed by one Ibrahim Chambers.
The petitioner demanded the
upgrade of some traditional rulers to the status of first-class emirs.
The assembly had set up a committee to look into the
petition and come up with a report.
While reading the joint
committees report before the floor of the house on Tuesday, Baffa Danagundi,
the majority leader, said the report also recommended the review of the law.
According to him, the decision
followed wide consultation with stakeholders, adding that the feedback the
committee received from the public, massively supported the upgrade of those
emirate councils.
He, therefore, said the response
received, clearly showed that there was a need to upgrade the traditional
rulers.
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of
the state, has already vowed to sign the bill into law. The move is believed to
be targetted at Sanusi.
An official of the state
government, who asked not to be named, had told revealed that Ganduje was
determined to either remove Sanusi or reduce his power.
Sanusi reportedly opposed the
re-election of Ganduje, who needed a disputed supplementary election to be
returned to office in the March 2019 governorship election.
After Ganduje lost the poll
heavily in Kano municipal, there were rumours that he would hunt the emir after
the election.
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