Sanusi makes first appointment as Yusuf, Ribadu parley in Abuja

Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf (right) with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu after a meeting on developments in Kano Emirate in Abuja… yesterday.

As the controversy trailing the Kano Emirate tussle continues, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, made his first appointment yesterday, barely a week after he ascended the throne for the second time.

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved the appointment of a new Ward Head of Kofar Mazugal, Hamisu Sani, in Dala Local Council of the state.

He called on the new ward head to ensure peaceful coexistence among the subjects and contribute his quota towards the development of the state as a whole.

Earlier, district heads and personalities such as delegations from religious and market bodies paid homage to Emir Sanusi at the palace.

The delegation included Ansarulddeen Tijjanniya sect and traders from the popular textile market (Kantin Kwari) in Kano and the commodities market (Singer market) among others.

Sanusi II was reinstalled as the Emir of Kano penultimate Thursday after the Kano State House of Assembly and Governor Abba Yusuf passed and signed the Kano State Emirates Councils (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law.

MEANWHILE, Governor Yusuf met with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Abuja on May 30, 2024.

The meeting, which lasted for over an hour, was prompted by the recent happenings in Kano, following the dissolution of five emirates by the House of Assembly through the repeal of the state emirate law, and the subsequent restoration of Sanusi II by the governor.

In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, noted that the two political leaders deliberated on various matters relating to state and national development, as well as the peaceful coexistence of the country during their discussions in Abuja.

The NSA had been accused of involvement in the Kano crisis for allowing military presence to protect the removed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, a position swiftly discredited by the ONSA.

Before the meeting, Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, had apologised to the NSA for fingering him in the Kano crisis, attributing the error to flawed intelligence.

In harmony with these events, the governor’s meeting with the NSA coincided with Sanusi’s six-day stay at the Kano palace, where a significant majority of district heads and kingmakers already pledged their allegiance and loyalty to the newly consolidated Kano Emirate under the leadership of the 16th Emir.

The governor explained, “It was a fruitful discussion between the NSA and myself. His role is critical for the harmonious existence of our nation, so I briefed him on the recent developments in Kano.”