Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano
State on Wednesday declared that the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, is
a private citizen like others.
Governor Yusuf disclosed this
through his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature.
Bature said the rulings of the
Kano State High Court affirm the State Assembly’s law that repealed the 2019
Kano Emirate law, thereby making Ado Bayero a private citizen.
In May, Governor Yusuf had
dethroned Aminu Bayero while reinstating Muhammad Sanusi as the 15th Emir of
Kano.
The governor’s decision
followed the enactment of the 2024 Kano Emirate law by the Kano State House of
Assembly, which repealed the 2019 law.
However, speaking on Arise TV’s
Morning Show, Bature said the rulings of the court affirm Sanusi as the Emir of
Kano pending decisions by other courts.
According to Bature: “The
decision of the Kano State Assembly has been reaffirmed by the court. Ado
Bayero is now a normal citizen, and whatever happened is based on the repealed
2024 law which invalidated the 2019 Emirate laws that divided the Kano Emirate
into five.
“Even if the Emir was not
reinstated, the State Assembly, under its constitutional responsibility,
decided to repeal the law, which is valid. Automatically, we have reverted to
the pre-2019 circumstances where Emir Sanusi was the sole Emir of a united Kano
State.
“Based on the court’s decision
that actions taken under the repealed law were brought to the governor by the
Speaker of the State Assembly, and he assented and announced the reinstatement
of Emir Sanusi. This occurred at 5:10 PM on May 23, 2024.
“For this reason, we have filed
an interlocutory appeal which the judge granted. By this context, Emir Sanusi
remains in the palace and continues to discharge all the responsibilities of an
Emir of one united Kano while we wait for outcomes in other courts.
“By virtue of the High Court
declaring the law as valid, it confirms the deposition of former Emir Ado
Bayero, and he remains a private citizen like every other resident of Kano. He
should not be seen occupying any government property. That government property
is defective; it’s a mud house where he has forcefully stayed for over a month
now.”
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