Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the dismissal of five emirs in the North West state. The announcement was made on Thursday during a press briefing at the Government House in Abuja, following the signing of the Emirate Council Law.
Governor Yusuf directed the ousted monarchs to vacate their official residences and palaces, and to hand over government property to the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs within two days. The emirs affected by this new law were appointed by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
In 2019, Ganduje had divided the Kano emirate into five parts, appointing an emir for each new region. He also dismissed the former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi Lamido. However, following the signing of the new law, Governor Yusuf announced the reinstatement of Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
Governor Yusuf signed the law at 5:10 PM after a closed-door meeting with Kano kingmakers and lawmakers, led by Speaker Jibrin Falgore, at the Government House. The signing ceremony was attended by the Kano deputy governor, the State Assembly Speaker, and other key government officials.
Earlier on Thursday, the state House of Assembly passed a bill to dissolve the four additional emirates created by Ganduje’s administration and to remove all five emirs. The Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment No.2) Law, 2024, abolished the five-emirate system and the first-class emirates in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and Bichi.
