Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of
Kano state, has given assent to the bill passed by the Kano house of assembly
on breaking up the emirate in the state.
With the development, Kano now
has five emirates: Kano, Rano, Gaya, Karaye and Bichi, but the domain of Muhammadu
Sanusi, emir of Kano, has been reduced.
Ganduje had earlier vowed to give
assent to the bill immediately it is transmitted to him.
Speaking while signing the bill
before Kabiru Rurum, speaker of the state house of assembly, and other
lawmakers, Ganduje said “traditional institution will now go closer to the
people”.
“We are about to make history
today, and in the Holy Month of Ramadan,” he said.
He explained that, with the
expansion of the emirate council and importance attached to the institution
alongside preserving the cultural heritage, there was a need to bring forth the
all-important institution to serve people better.
According to him all the
necessary requirements needed for the immediate take-off of the new councils
were in place.
“King makers will be known very
soon. So also all other process and procedures will be completed for appointing
respective emirs, issuing them with appointment letters up to the Coronation
stage,” Ganduje said.
He thanked the state assembly for
the “historic work” done, saying Kano would now have sustained development in
all aspects.
“In the areas of education,
health, environment traditional institution is indeed partner in progress,” he
said.
“With this development therefore,
all hands will be on deck to take Kano to the next level.”
We had earlier reported how
the governor plotted to either remove Sanusi or whittle down his power.
An official of the state
government, who asked not to be named, had revealed that Ganduje was
determined to achieve this.
“The governor is determined to
remove the emir, and if this does not succeed, he will break the emirate into
pieces to whittle down Sanusi’s power,” the government official had said.
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.
Ironically, the action of Ganduje
is similar to what Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing governor of Oyo state, did to
the olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, whose authority Ajimobi sought to
decimate by approving 21 beaded kings for Ibadan.
Ganduje and Ajimobi are in-laws.
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