The Kano State House of Assembly has dethroned the five Emirs and abolished their Emirates.
The development followed a special session held by the lawmakers on the floor of the House, presided over by the speaker, Rt. Hon. Jibrin Falgore
At the resumed proceeding, the Assembly has passed state Emirates Council Law (Repeal Bill) 2024 after scaling third reading.
All offices established under the repealed law have been set aside by the new bill.
Also all district heads elevated or appointed under the repealed law are to revert to their previous positions.
The Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Law, 2024, was sponsored by the Majority Leader, Hon. Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, who represents the Dala constituency.
The law, which created five new emirates, was first assented to by the then Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on 5 December 2019.
Ganduje assented to an amendment to the law on 14 October 2020 and signed another amendment on 11 April 2023.
Section 3(1) of the law established five distinct emirates – Kano, Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye, with Kano and Karaye having eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) of jurisdiction each, while Bichi and Gaya emirates share nine LGAs of jurisdiction each, Rano Emirate enjoys jurisdiction over 10 out of the 44 LGAs in the state.
When Emir Muhammadu Sanusi, who chaired the council, was deposed on 9 March 2020, the law was amended to read: “There shall be the chairman of the council who shall be the emir, Kano Emirate”.
