By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Kano State House of Assembly followed due process in its amendment of the State’s Emirate Law that resulted in the dethronement of five Emirs and the reinstatement of Muhammad Sanusi as Emir of Kano on Thursday May 23, 2024 .
This is even as he has accused President Bola Tinubu of meddlesomeness in the ongoing Kano Royal conflict.
In a statement he issued on Saturday, May 25 2024, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the 2023 general elections said the alleged President Tinubu’s interference amounts to a serious constitutional breach.
“The action of the Federal Government in deploying Soldiers in kano in the tussle over the throne of the ancient city is an upset to the peace and security of the state and also a breach of the 1999 constitution as amended .
“In performing their constitutional duties of law making, the Kano astute House of Assembly passed the amended Kano State Emirates Council (repeal) Bill 2024 in consonance with the provision of section 4 of the constitution of 1999 as amended.
“Whereas the Governor of Kano State Abba Kabir Yusuf subsequently signed the bill into law .The law therefore repealed the 2019 version which balkanized the ancient Kano Emirate into five.
“The foregoing circumstances happened within the confines of the law and in compliance with the powers conferred on the Governor by section 5 (2) of the 1999 constitution as amended .And also in consultation with the kingmakers reappointed Muhammad Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano state and accordingly handed him a letter of appointment.
“It is surprising that in the early hours of today, exactly at about 5 30 am, the former Emir of Kano ,His Majesty Aminu Ado Bayero backed by Federal might, made their way into the Nasarawa Palace of the Kano Emirate Council, while the reappointed Muhammad Sanusi II was at the Gidan Dabo, which is the main residence of the Emir of Kano
“In this wise, the former Emir would not have made his way into the Nasarawa Palace without the support of the Federal Government, having done so with the support of the army and other security personnel in his company.
The deployment of soldiers in extra constitutional matters such as this undermines the integrity of the Nigeria military” part of Atiku’s statement reads
