Kano Assembly Demotes District Heads Upgraded By Fmr. Gov Ganduje

By Ayodele Oni

Kano State has reverted to the previous singular Emirate system, with the passage by the State House of Assembly Kano Emirates Council Law (Repeal Bill) 2024

The bill effectively abolished the establishment of five new Emirates in the State by the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

The bill, which scaled through its third reading, on Thursday, nullified the creation of the Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye Emirates alongside the historic Kano Emirate.

All offices created under the repealed law have been dissolved, and District Heads appointed or elevated under the previous legislation are to revert to their former positions.

The bill, titled the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2024, was sponsored by Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, the Majority Leader and representative of the Dala Constituency.

The original law, enacted under former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on December 5, 2019, was amended twice: first on October 14, 2020, and again on April 11, 2023.

Section 3(1) of the law had established the five distinct emirates, distributing jurisdiction over the 44 Local Government Areas in the State.

Following the deposition of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi on March 9, 2020, the law was amended to designate the Emir of Kano as the Chairman of the Council. Section 12 of the law allowed the Governor to grade Emir’s offices as first, second, or third class with the Assembly ’s approval.

A Principal Officer of the Assembly,  asserted the Assembly ’s authority, stating, “no Jupiter can stop the Assembly from amending the law.”