The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed into law the bill establishing three second-class emirates in the state.
The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and member representing Rimin Gado/Tofa state constituency, Muhammad Bello Bututu, provides for the establishment of Kano as a first-class emirate and other second-class emirates of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye.
The newly created second-class emirates are expected to function under the first-class Kano Emirate, of which the Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II will serve as chairman. Their jurisdiction is limited within the local government area specified under them.
They are the Rano emirate (comprising Rano, Bunkure, and Kibiya areas), the Karaye emirate (Karaye and Rogo areas), and the Gaya Emirate (Gaya, Ajingi, and Albasu areas).
This is the latest development in the emirate tussle between the reinstated 16th Emir, Mohammed Sanusi, and the deposed 15th Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero.
The governor, while thanking the state assembly for answering the people’s yearnings on Tuesday, also appreciated their ability to live up to their constitutional responsibility.
“The Kano State House of Assembly has achieved another significant constitutional responsibility by passing a bill to establish the three second-class emirates in the state.
“This significant milestone marks a new significance in our continued effort to conserve and preserve the cultural heritage and traditional institutions important for our beloved state’s unity.
“This is a testament to the state government’s commitment to recognize the traditional leadership that has played a pivotal role in the administration and development of the community.
“Our administration recognizes the importance of traditional institutions in maintaining peace and development,” the governor said.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Jibril Falgori while presenting the Bill to the state governor at the Council Chamber of Government House, Kano, thanked the state governor for cooperating with the state Assembly and promised to sustain the relationship.
“Your Excellency, if this Bill is signed into law, it will improve the economy of those emirates. Not only will it improve the economy, it will also bring people closer to the government,” he said.
A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu had on Monday perpetually restrained Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from parading themselves as Emirs.
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