The Chief Press Secretary to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, Sanusi Bature, has stated that Aminu Ado Bayero was never the Emir of Kano, but rather the Emir of the eight metropolitan local governments of Kano city.
Bature explained that former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje appointed Bayero to this position due to the politicization of the Kano Emirate, which led to the creation of a new emirate.
According to Bature, the Kano Emirate predates Nigeria and has a rich history of over a thousand years, but Ganduje’s actions bastardized this institution.
Recall that Governor Yusuf has since repealed the law and reinstated Muhammed Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, deposing Bayero.
However, Bayero has refused to vacate the Nassarawa palace and has taken legal action against the state government’s decision, according to Daily Post.
Bature emphasized that Bayero’s jurisdiction was limited to the eight metropolitan areas, which have now been abolished, and he was not the Emir of the entire 44 local governments of Kano.
The clarification aims to address the ongoing controversy surrounding the Kano Emirate and the status of Aminu Ado Bayero.
He said: “The action of the governor was to protect the integrity of the emirate as an institution. The Emirate of Nigeria pre-dates Nigeria and the country’s constitution, it’s over a thousand years history of people living together under one Emir.
“The previous administration of Ganduje decided to bastardize that history and bring politics into it.
“The politicisation of the Emirate is what the Yusuf promised to restore the lost glory during the campaign.
“This is not the first time an Emir was deposed, Ganduje did it and Sanusi left Kano for peace to rain. Sanusi is now back to Kano after the repealing of the law.
“I want to put it clear that Aminu Ado Bayero was never an Emir of Kano, he was appointed an Emir of eight metropolitan local government of Kano city.
“So, with the revision of the law under one United Kano, the Emirate Aminu served no longer exist. He was an Emir of Kano city Emirate, he was at that status because the main Emirate was bastardized by Ganduje by the 2019 Emirate law.
“He was the 14 Emir of Kano but his jurisdiction was not for the 44 local government of Kano, he’s just only for the eight metropolitan areas which is now abolished.”
