Deposed Sanusi Lamido reinstated as Emir of Kano

Agency report

Deposed Emir of Kano Alhaji Sanusi Lamido has been reinstated.

The Emir was reinstated to the throne four years after he was deposed by the government of Ganduje.

Governor Abba Yusuf, traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other dignitaries attended the event at the Art Chamber of the Kano State Government House on Friday.

Sanusi had earlier received his appointment letter as the Emir of Kano after signing into law a Bill passed by the State House of Assembly

The new law replaces the Kano State Emirates Council Law, 2019, and dissolves the emirate councils created by Ganduje.

That law was used by Ganduje to split the Kano Emirate into five in December 2019 and deposed Sanusi II, on March 9, 2020. The emirates created by the Ganduje administration were Karaye, Bichi, Rano, and Gaya, in addition to Kano.

Emir Sanusi II, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was known as Lamido Sanusi before becoming king.

Reaction

Meanwhile, APC Youth Crusaders For Peace and Development (AYCPD), has reacted to the recent bill to abolish the five emirates of Kano state.

They stated that this could lead to political instability in the state and a generational conflict between the ruling houses of Kano.

The group, which had earlier warned of Governor Abba Yusuf and his godfather Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s supposed plot to undermine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s governance, stated that the Governor’s recent approval of a contentious bill abolishing the state’s five emirates has confirmed their suspicions.

In a statement, the National Coordinator, Hon. Cyril Adamu, brought attention back to an earlier caution about Governor Yusuf and other influential figures’ alleged plan to undermine Kano and Nigeria.

It was reported that the State Assembly passed a bill titled, ‘The Kano State Emirates Councils (Repeal) Bill, 2024’, which dissolved the establishment of the additional emirates.

This made way for the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday by Governor Yusuf, four years after he was dethroned by a former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje.

The group, however, criticized the governor’s move as politically motivated, aiming to disrupt President Tinubu’s administration, and warned of potential unrest and instability in the state and the nation at large.

They called for intervention from Northern elders to prevent the crisis from further escalating and urged Governor Yusuf to prioritize governance over personal vendettas.

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