Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano state
governor, says he had presented appointment letters to the new emirs before the
state high court issued a restraining order.
In a statement released on
Saturday, Ganduje said the new emirs had acknowledged receipt of the letters
and accepted the appointments before the restraining order was issued.
Emirs of Rano, Karaye, Gaya and
Bichi were appointed after the state assembly passed a bill to break up the
emirate in the state.
The statement signed by Abba
Anwar, chief press secretary to Ganduje, said the court order was issued around
5pm on Friday, May 10, after letters of appointment dated May 9, with reference
number SSG/REPA/5/A/86/T were sent to the new emirs.
It explained that Ibrahim
Abubakar II, the new emir of Karaye, forwarded his acceptance letter at about
12 noon on Friday, while Tafida Abubakar Il, his Rano counterpart, accepted
around 10:15 am.
Aminu Ado Bayero, the emir of
Bichi, and Ibrahim Abdulkadir, the emir of Gaya, accepted the appointment at
10am and 10:30am respectively.
“Letters of the notification of
appointment were written from the office of the secretary to the state
government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, since Thursday, May 9, 2019, and were
dispatched to the concerned emirs the following day Friday, May 10, 2019, in
the very early hours of the day.”
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| a copy of the restraining letter |
Speaking on at Sani Abacha
Stadium where the event held, Ganduje said the new emirates will enhance rural
development and encourage active participation of traditional rulers in the
areas of agriculture, education, health and security.
“These four Emirate Councils
existed for many centuries ago. We deemed it wise to revive them in order to
fast-track our development agenda,” he said.
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