BREAKING: Kano Emirates Announce New Emir ‘Aminu Ado Bayero’

….. Exile Sanusi To Nassarawa

The Kano Emirate Council has met and announced Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as  the new emir of Kano.

Former Emir, Ado Bayero died in 2014 and was succeeded by Mr Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Ekohotblog understands the announcement today, hours after Muhammadu Sanusi ll was dethroned.

The appointment is in line with the provision of Kano state Emirate Council Law 2019.

“Section 11 (1) of the Law has empowered the governor to appointment Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as the emir of Kano,”

The just dethroned Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi ll, has been taken to Nasarawa state, a security source hinted Daily Trust. The source said security personnel have succeeded in taking the Emir out of the place around 4:30pm.

Recall the  Secretary to the State Government, Usman Alhaji, earlier at a press briefing announced the removal of Mr Sanusi for alleged insubordination and disrespect for constituted authority.

Until his appointment as the 15th emir of Kano, Bayero was the emir of Bichi, one of the four newly created emirates.

Bayero is a graduate of Mass Communication from Bayero University Kano. He was also a former Danmajen Kano, Dan Buran, Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida and Wamban Kano. He was later appointed emir of Bichi after the creation of Karaye, Gaya, Rano and Bichi Emirates by the present administration.