The Kano government says Muhammadu Sanusi was reinstated as the Emir of Kano in the best interest of the state.
In a statement on Monday, Baba Dantiye, Kano state
commissioner for information, said some political elements are using false
narratives to incite chaos in the state.
THE CONTROVERSY
Sanusi was reinstated as Emir on Friday by Abba Yusuf,
governor of Kano, at a colourful ceremony in the government house.
The Kano house of assembly repealed the law that Abdullahi
Ganduje, the former governor of the state, used to depose and exile Sanusi in
2020.
The repeal paved the way for the reinstatement of Sanusi and
the dethronement of Aminu Bayero as Emir of Kano.
On May 23, a federal high court in Kano ordered the state
government not to enforce the Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024.
Despite his dethronement, Bayero returned to Kano on
Saturday from a trip to Ogun and moved into a palace in Nassarawa LGA.
However, the governor ordered Bayero’s arrest “for creating
tension in the state”.
A detachment of soldiers has been keeping watch over the
Nassarawa palace since the arrest order.
Subsequently, Usaini Gumel, commissioner of police in Kano,
said security agencies would obey the court order on Sanusi’s reinstatement.
Amid the controversy, supporters of Bayero took to the
streets to protest his dethronement.
‘SOME POLITICAL
ELEMENTS ARE DRIVEN BY SELFISH INTEREST’
Reacting to the development, Dantiye said media reports on
the protest in the state were “grossly exaggerated”, adding that there was no
widespread protest.
The commissioner said some hired thugs planned to
destabilise the state amid the emirship for the “personal gain and selfish
interest of their paymasters”.
“Contrary to media reports, there have been no widespread
violent protests in Kano state,” the statement reads.
“While the government is aware of isolated incidents in few
areas by a handful of small children and hired miscreants and thugs, these do
not in any way reflect the overall situation.
“These hired
unpatriotic individuals were only aiming to destabilize the state for the
personal gain and selfish interests of their paymasters.
“The great majority of Kano state’s citizens have shown
remarkable restraint and understanding of the sincere action of the state
government.
“It also behoves to
reiterate that the decision by the administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf to
legally abrogate the emirates and reinstate the 14th Emir of Kano State was
made after careful consideration of the best interests of the state.
“The move has been welcomed by a significant portion of the
populace who understands and cherishes the long-term benefits of a unified
emirate structure.”
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