Kano Emirate Tussle: Jubilation As Reinstated Emir Of Gaya Receives Appointment Letter

Amid the Emirate tussle, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has presented an appointment letter to Aliyu Abdulkadir, the Emir of Gaya.

The emir is the only one among the five deposed emirs to be reinstated by Governor Yusuf. The governor appointed the two other emirs as second-class emirs on the same day.

As reported by The Cable, Abdulkadir was reinstated on Wednesday, July 17.

This followed the assent of the new bill by the Kano State House of Assembly, which allows for the creation of three second-class emirs in Gaya, Rano and Karaye.

The Emir of Gaya arrived at the Kano Government House accompanied by all the kingmakers and other titleholders, PremiumTimes reported.

Confirming the development in a statement, Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson of the Kano government, said Abdulkadir’s reinstatement was “based on merit” and his commitment to serving the people of the Gaya Emirate.

“You may recall that the Emir of Gaya was the only one who accepted the will of Almighty Allah at the time when the five emirates were dissolved and all emirs deposed,” the statement read.

Meanwhile five emirs were deposed after Governor Yusuf reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano in May 2024....[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]

But immediately after his dethronement in May, Abdulkadir said he had accepted his fate.

He noted that he had no plans to challenge the Kano state government’s decision to sack him.

However, Aminu Ado Bayero, Sanusi’s rival, has continued to lay claim to the Kano throne and refused to vacate his Nasarawa mini palace in the ancient city.

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