Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State announced on Wednesday that the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, is now a private citizen.
The announcement was made through the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature. Bature stated that the Kano State High Court’s rulings affirm the State Assembly’s law that repealed the 2019 Kano Emirate law, effectively making Ado Bayero a private citizen.
In May, Governor Yusuf had dethroned Aminu Bayero and reinstated Muhammad Sanusi as the 15th Emir of Kano. This decision followed the enactment of the 2024 Kano Emirate law by the Kano State House of Assembly, which repealed the 2019 law.
Speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show, Bature noted that the court’s rulings affirm Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, pending further decisions by other courts.
“The decision of the Kano State Assembly has been reaffirmed by the court. Ado Bayero is now a normal citizen, and whatever happened is based on the repealed 2024 law which invalidated the 2019 Emirate laws that divided the Kano Emirate into five,” Bature said.
“Even if the Emir was not reinstated, the State Assembly, under its constitutional responsibility, decided to repeal the law, which is valid. We have reverted to the pre-2019 circumstances where Emir Sanusi was the sole Emir of a united Kano State.”
Bature explained that the court’s decision, presented to the governor by the Speaker of the State Assembly, led to the reinstatement of Emir Sanusi at 5:10 PM on May 23, 2024. An interlocutory appeal has been filed, and the judge granted it, allowing Emir Sanusi to remain in the palace and continue his duties while awaiting further court outcomes.
“By virtue of the High Court declaring the law valid, it confirms the deposition of former Emir Ado Bayero, and he remains a private citizen like every other resident of Kano. He should not be seen occupying any government property,” Bature concluded.
