A High Court sitting in Kano
state on Thursday nullified the appointment and creation of four additional
Emirates by Kano state government.
Justice Usman Na’abba, who is the
presiding judge, ruled that due process was not followed in the creation of the
Emirates.
Kano State Governor Abdullahi
Ganduje had earlier in May assented the bill seeking the establishment of four
additional first-class Emirates – Rano, Gaya, Karaya and Bichiin – in Kano
State.
Ganduje assented the bill
following its passage by the Kano State House of Assembly.
He later in the month presented
letters of appointment to the four new first-class Emirs during a ceremony held
at the state capital.
Those presented with the letters
of appointment include Aminu Ado Bayero, the son of Late Emir of Kano, Ado
Bayero, as the Emir of Bichi; Ibrahim Abulkadir as the Emir of Gaya; Tafida
Abubakar as the Emir Of Rano and Abubakar Ibrahim II as the Emir of Karaye.
Ganduje during the presentation
said the creation of the four Emirates will make Kano traditional system more
efficient.
The creation of the new Emirates
was however met with controversy as four Kano State kingmakers filed a suit
against Ganduje and the State Assembly.
A group called Kano First also
led a protest lamenting that the creation of more emirates will lead to
spending of unnecessary funds.
They urged the government to
focus on pressing issues, such as deflation of revenues, healthcare, security
and educational challenges.
The creation of four additional
Kano Emirates paves way for the decentralisation of the Kano Emirate council
thereby decentralising the power of Emir.
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