Governor Kano met with legislators and kingmakers in a closed-door session.
At Kano’s Government House, Governor Abba Yusuf is meeting behind closed doors with members of the state assembly and some traditional figures who are thought to be kingmakers.
The state legislature earlier passed a measure on Thursday that undid the establishment of new emirates by the then-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration, and the governor is expected to sign it.
The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was overthrown in March 2020, is anticipated to return if the measure is approved. Press time has not revealed the destiny of Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, Sanusi’s heir.
Apparently, Emir Ado Bayero is leaving of town after paying Oba Sikiru Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland, a courtesy call on Wednesday.
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Sanusi was named the 14th Emir of Kano by the government of former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso in June 2014; Ganduje was the state’s deputy governor until the latter was named governor in May 2015.
As Kano emir, Sanusi’s candidness caused him to lose favour with the Ganduje government.
Following the 2019 enactment of the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law by the Ganduje administration, which established four more emirates—Rano, Karaye, Gaya, and Bichi—he was deposed in March 2020.
He was dismissed, the state administration at the time claimed, “to safeguard the sanctity, culture, tradition, religion, and prestige of the Kano emirate,” charging the emir of “total disrespect” of the governor’s office and institutions.
But Sanusi’s followers felt he was removed because he refused to endorse Ganduje’s 2019 reelection.
To lessen the power of Sanusi, Ganduje installed four more emirs and divided the Kano emirate into five after winning a second term.
Fifty years after his contentious ouster as emir, the Kano State House of Assembly decided to change the law after Majority Leader Hussien Dala proposed the amendment during plenary.
“The problems that have emerged from the 2019 amendment make a review of the Emirs Law necessary.” “We have to make sure that the laws governing our traditional institutions reflect justice and fairness,” added Dala.
Speaker of the Kano House of Assembly Jibril Isma’il Falgore pledged to make sure that the amendment process adheres to due process and openness.
It is the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law that removed Sanusi from office. 2019 saw the law passed by the Ganduje government after a protracted conflict with the ousted emir.
Currently in charge of the parliament is the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The NNPP 2023 presidential candidate Kwankwaso earlier promised to look into the Sanusi sacking case again. The political mentor of the governor at the moment, Kwankwaso, is in charge of Kano, a state in the northwest noted for its sizable voting population.