I’ll give assent to bill seeking to split Kano emirate, says Ganduje

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has vowed to give
assent to the bill requesting the creation of four first-class
emirate councils in the state.

Speaking at a media briefing ahead of the 136th state executive
council meeting, the governor said he would sign it into law
immediately he receives it.

“We heard about a bill sent to the state house of assembly,
requesting them to make a law for the creation of four more emirs
in Kano,” he said.

“We believe the petitioners did it in good faith. And they want
the development of the state. I hope the legislative arm would work
on it and forward to me for assent of which I am ready to sign into
law without any waste of time.

“That is the popular wish of our people. This will also go a
long way in hastening growth and development for the state.”

Ganduje said the idea had been on for many years, adding “With
the creation of more emirates, all sectors of the society would
improve.

“It will also lead to more concentration on our health,
education and other equally important sectors of the society. That
is why I said there will be no waste of time in signing the bill
into law.

“That is the popular wish of our people. The people of Kano
state. This will also go a long way in hastening growth and
development for the state.

“The efforts didn’t get through many years ago but now we are
happy to see that the idea would come into fruition.

Recall Kabiru Rurum, speaker of the state house of assembly,
read a letter from one Ibrahim Salisu and others, seeking the
creation of new Kano emirates in Karaye, Bichi, Rano and Gaya.

An official of the state government, who asked not to be named,
told TheCable that Ganduje was determined to either remove Sanusi
or whittle down his power.

Sanusi is believed to have opposed the re-election of Ganduje,
who needed a disputed supplementary election to be returned to
office in the March 2019 governorship election.

“The governor is determined to remove the emir, and if this does
not succeed, he will break the emirate into pieces to whittle down
Sanusi’s power,” the source had said.

Ironically, Ganduje’s move to break the emirate into smaller
units will mirror what Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing governor of Oyo
state, did to the olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, whose
authority Ajimobi sought to decimate by approving 21 beaded kings
for Ibadan.

Ganduje and Ajimobi are in-laws.

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