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Kano Assembly passes Emirates Council Law 2024, dissolves 5 emirates, dethrones 5 emirs
Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed Kano Emirates Council Law (repeal bill) 2024 after scaling 3rd reading.
The law has abrogated establishment of new Emirates in the state.
All offices established under the repealed law have been set aside by the new bill.
Also all district heads elevated or appointed under the repealed law are to revert to their previous positions.
The Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Law, 2024, was sponsored by the Majority Leader and member representing the Dala Constituency, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa.
The law, which created five new emirates was first assented to by ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on December 5, 2019.
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The governor assented to an amendment to the law on 14 October 2020 and signed another amendment on 11 April 2023.
Section 3(1) of the law established five distinct emirates; Kano, Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye, with Kano and Karaye having eight local government areas of jurisdiction each, while Bichi and Gaya emirates share nine local government areas of jurisdiction each, and Rano Emirate enjoys jurisdiction of over ten local government areas out of the 44 local councils in the state.
When Emir Muhammadu Sanusi, who chaired the council, was deposed on March 9, 2020, the law was amended to read: “There shall be the chairman of the council who shall be the emir, Kano Emirate”.
Section 12 provides that the governor may grade the office of an emir first, second, or third class subject to the approval of the House of Assembly.
The Kano State House of Assembly had in 2019 passed an executive bill that split the state into five emirates through the creation of four new emirates.
The creation of the four new emirates suffered a temporary setback after the state high court nullified it and the appointment of its emirs.
Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje sent a fresh bill to the lawmakers who again approved the creation of the four new emirates with first-class emirs in Gaya, Rano, Karaye and Bichi.
Observers interpreted Mr Ganduje’s creation of the new emirates as a move to whittle down the influence of then Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who was having a running battle with the governor over the emir’s alleged political interference and insubordination.
Former Emir Sanusi was dethroned on 9 March 2020 by the state government on the grounds of insubordination and was replaced by Aminu Ado-Bayero, who was transferred from Bichi Emirate to Kano.
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