The Kano State Governor, His Excellency, Abba Yusuf has on Thursday approved the reinstatement of former Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
The event which took place at the Chamber of the Kano State government house had Mr Sanusi being announced as the Emir four years after he was dethroned by the former governor of the state.
“With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Malam Sanusi Lamido,” Governor Yusuf said.
Emir Sanusi II, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was known as Lamido Sanusi before becoming king.
He was reinstated immediately after the new law which replaced the Kano State Emirates law which made Kano have five Emirates which was signed by the former governor Abdullahi Ganduje back in 2019.
It was the law that deposed the 14th Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, formerly known as Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on May 9, 2020.
The newly created Emirates by Ganduje included Karaye, Bichi, Rano, and Gaya, in addition to Kano.
Based on the new law, the governor gave the emirs that held sway at the dissolved emirates 48 hours to vacate their palaces.
“From the very moment I signed the bill into law it means that all appointments made in accordance with that 2019 law are voided and the balkanised Kano Emirate has been restored to its original pre-2019 status,” he said.
“The repeal of the 2019 law means that there is no emir in Kano as of now except the reinstated emir.”
The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam, and the Speaker of the Assembly, Jibril Falgore, were present for the signing of the bill into law and for the announcement.
