Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II be on the way to being restored as the Emir of Kano after the State House of Assembly dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero and four others from their respective positions.
And this comes less than 24 hours after Emir Bayero paid royal visit to the nonagenarian Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, in Ijebu Ode, whom he described as an enigma and father.
According to LEADERSHIP, the decision to sack him and others by the Kano Assembly followed the state lawmakers’ resolution to dismantle the four new Emirates in the State established under a controversial 2019 law.
The law came into existence during the administration of Abdullahi Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The LEADERSHIP which hinged its report on good authority, stated that Sanusi II has been reinstated, and is expected in Kano on Friday, stressing that the development has not been officially announced.
The paper reports that credible inside sources said, “So certainly with the passage of the Bill, Sanusi automatically stands reinstated. No need for confirmation, the thing to is wait for the Governor to assent to it.”
The then restructuring of the Kano Emirate is seen as a political manoeuvre to diminish the influence of then Emir Sanusi II, a vocal critic of the former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration. The creation of the new emirates fragmented the authority of the old Kano Emirate Council, diluting its power and influence.
The Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, who sponsored the Amendment Bill, shortly after Thursday’s session, revealed to journalists that, “the bill has been sent to the governor for assent, now there is no longer an active Emir in Kano in all the five Emirates; Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye. The law now provides the governor to call on the traditional kingmakers to choose a new king.”
Meanwhile, governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of Rivers State has congratulated His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II on his reinstatement as the 14th Emir of Kano.
Fubara said that he received the report of the reinstatement of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with great excitement.
He said it came at a time when Khalifa Sanusi II was in the state to add impetus to his administration’s initiative to reshape the economic trajectory of the State.
The governor in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the reinstatement by the Kano State Government showed that Sanusi’s enthronement on March 9, 2020, was against the wishes and aspirations of the great people of Kano.
He commended the Kano state government for listening to the yearnings of the people and acting to correct the wrongs of the past.
The governor urged the people to give the Sarki of the ancient city of Kano the maximum support to succeed.
He also urged the spiritual leader of the Tijanniyah Sufi order of Nigeria, Emir Muhammad Sanusi II, to lead the over 50 million adherents of the Sufi order in Nigeria with love, wisdom and courage while bringing lasting peace, justice, equity and fairness to all in the city of Kano.
He wished the 14th Emir of Kano a successful and fruitful reign that would bring progress and prosperity to the people of the State.
… Additional report: The Nation
