Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state explained that the reinstatement of the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, was a fulfillment of a campaign promise.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that on Thursday, May 23, Yusuf signed the bill repealing the State Emirate Council Law 2019, which gave the state five emirate councils.
The state House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill for the dissolution of the four additional emirates created by the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the removal of all five emirs.
The governor signed the bill at the Government House on Thursday, the same day it was passed by the state lawmakers.
After the event, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, the governor said the new law provided for the reinstatement of Lamido as Emir of Kano and removal of all the five Emirs in all the five emirates.
As reported by PremiumTimes, Governor Yusuf added that that it was also part of his campaign commitment to residents of the state.
Interestingly, the governor of Kano state gave the sacked emirs 48 hours to vacate all official residences and hand over former emirate properties to the commissioner of local governments, who also serves as state deputy governor and vacate their palace within two days.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Sanusi II was at the ongoing Rivers State Economic and Investment Summit in Port-Harcourt when the news of his reported reinstatement as Emir of Kano broke
Sanusi was said to have hurriedly left the investment summit immediately after his speech on Thursday, May 23.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara congratulated Sanusi II on his reported reinstatement as the 14th Emir of Kano.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
