A coalition of 29 civil society organisations and 70 people, under the aegis of Kano Concerned Individuals, on Monday called on the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar, to denounce the four new Emirates in Kano created by the Kano State Government.
The coalition claimed the state government neither followed due process nor consulted major stakeholders before creating Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya emirates.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had installed Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Bichi; Tafida Abubakar as Emir of Rano; Ibrahim Abubakar as Emir of Karaye; and Ibrahim Abdulkadir as Emir of Gaya, whittling the powers of the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II.
In a statement he read on behalf of the coalition at a press conference in Kano, Abdullahi Yola told the Sultan to invoke his power as the leader of the Usman Danfodio Caliphate to denounce the new emirates. Read more