Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Saturday said the state government will announce a new Emir of Kano on Sunday (today).
The governor said this after receiving the emirate’s kingmakers at the Government House, Kano.
The new emir will succeed Ado Bayero, who passed on in the early hours of Friday after an undisclosed ailment and was buried in Kano a few hours later in accordance with Islamic rites.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the kingmakers who visited the governor were the Madakin Kano, Yusuf Chigari; the Sarkin Dawaki, Bello Abubakar; the Makaman Kano, Abdullahi Ibrahim; and Sarkin Bai, Mukhtar Adnan.
Bayero, the longest-serving emir in Kano’s history, ascended the throne in 1963 and ruled for 50 years until his death.
He was named the successor a day after the death of his father, Alhaji Abdullahi Bayero.
It was gathered that a list containing three names was submitted to Kwankwaso, who is to give final approval, according to tradition.
The immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido and his uncle, Sanusi Abbas and the late Emir’s son, Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero, as of Saturday were the three front runners in the race to succeed the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero.
Meanwhile, information gleaned from the ancient city where the kingmakers are still locked behind closed doors, indicate that the names of both men feature prominently in a list of three to be forwarded to the state government for approval.
The former CBN governor is the son of Muhammad Lamido Sanusi who was a technocrat and a career diplomat who served as the Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs after serving as Nigerian Ambassador to Canada, Belgium and China.
The younger Sanusi is also the grandson of the 11th Emir of Kano and Islamic Scholar, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi.
His uncle, Abbas Sanusi, who holds the traditional title of Wamban Kano, is also a strong contender for the job. He is the son of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Bayero.
Abbas, a senior councillor in the Emirate, has long been rumoured to have shown interest in the position over time. His several years of experience in the service of the Emirate may count in the next couple of hours...punch
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ReplyDeleteMr sanusi is an ideal candidate
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God punish you Alloy
DeleteWhoever is worthy of the position should be given and crowned.
ReplyDeleteThese emirs and their head gears , quite fascinating ,lol
ReplyDeletethe 2015 scenerio will be more interesting if sanusi becomes the new emir,did i just hear pay back time hahaha. i like sanusi though the ragalia will look funny on him,lets just w8 and see.
ReplyDeleteSLS is in a better position than the rest to attract local and international aid for his people. Afterall, one of the reasons why he got kicked out of the CB was bc he donated 100 million Naira to terrorist victims of Kano and more.
ReplyDeleteDan Majen(son of Emir)Vs Cironan(The successor).. I'm quite excited,i love Royality insofar as its ceremonial.
DeleteAll I know is that Sanusi has no business contending for that seat. He should go and take a chill pill biko. He loves power a lot and loves being the one in charge too. He should go and rest jor.
ReplyDeleteLol swerve think of this ..what if what iffff Kwankwaso decides to choose The Ex-CBN chief just to spite Jonathan who he hates with a passion? Hehee ..
DeleteWhat happens to his EFCC cases when SLS becomes Emir?
SLS will "para" eternally and openly oppose the govt.
What if what if?
@Swerve, Sanusi deh less than 53, na good age ooo. The guy donc expose well and eim too donc enter maturity. If you talk to Kano people ehhn, na him deh crase for pass
DeleteFunny ow we from d south seems to be more interested in who becomes d emir more dan d Northerners, we all feel dey illetrates n now a very educated man wants to be emir, we re saying he is too arrogant, power drunk all because he doesn't like our Jonathan.
DeleteI can imagine Sanusi in that outfit.....Looooollllllzzzzz
ReplyDeletePlease I stand to be corrected. I thought such positions were traditional decisions and not a state one. This post just confused me
ReplyDeletestella an interesting ting happened in south africa last night...guess who sat down to gossip you?your blogger colleague and her musician friend......hmmmm make i shut up before i give myself away..good you aint friends with them though.
ReplyDeletethe musician likes u both someone tried to give her all the reasons she should hate you.....so you should know.lol
Idiot, bastard and. Low life like u, you are so so so jobless. Mugu trying to jam heads 2gether fool
DeleteMy dear, you for no bring up this gist nah. Haba! We don de pass the beef level from blogger A- blogger B. If they gossip from now to infinity, it will not stop anyone's shine. Shebi na their mouth ni. Abeg leave whoever and whatever they said make we face who go be the next Emir of Kano. E ma bi nu.
DeleteStella pls no react to this news o jare.
Make I decode this one, linda ikeji and tiwa savage?
DeleteRest ur heads already,d Emir's son Nasiru Ado Bayero has been crowned the emir!..,Sanusi ke?#some things are better left unsaid!
ReplyDeleteThat has been your wish Queen B, since yesterday,u go nairaland go de yahhn how Bayero won. Lying bitch
DeleteGood for them.
ReplyDeleteConflicting report. Three names were forwarded to the Governor which does not include Sanusi's name. How come the other report is claiming that Sanusi is a contender of the position? This is a complete nonsense report with contradiction and conflicting logic.
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