Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the appointment of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano.
The governor made this announcement on Thursday after signing the new emirate council law at the Government House in Kano, the state capital.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State announced the appointment of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano after signing the new emirate council law.
The signing took place at exactly 5:10 pm on Thursday at the Government House in Kano.
This followed a closed-door meeting with Kano kingmakers and lawmakers, led by the Speaker of the State Assembly, Jibrin Falgore.
Governor Yusuf was accompanied by his deputy, the Speaker, and other principal officers in the government.
The Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday morning passed a bill for the dissolution of the four additional emirates created by the previous administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the removal of all five emirs.
The law, titled the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment No.2) Law, 2024, scrapped the five emirates system and first-class emirs in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and Bichi. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf signed the law later that evening, appointing Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano.