Gov. Ganduje Sends Fresh Bill To Establish 4 Emirates After Court Sacked Emirs

The Kano state Executive Council has approved Emirate Council
Bill 2019 which provides for the establishment of additional
Emirates in the state, According to DAILY NIGERIAN report.^[1]

The emergency meeting was convened by the governor at the
Council Chambers, Government House, Kano, on Sunday night.

On May 8, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, assented to a
controversial law establishing four additional emirates with first
class emirs in Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya.

On November 21, a Kano High Court presided by Justice Usman
Na’Abba dissolved the four additional emirates and sacked four
first class emirs created by the state government.

Inside sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that the law was initiated by
the governor but presented to the House by proxy.

Apparently to avoid the mistake of the past, the council this
time prepared an executive bill to the assembly for the creation of
the emirates.

A statement by the state commissioner for Information, Mohammed
Garba, said the council endorsed the establishment of four new
Emirates namely Rano, Gaya, Bichi and Karaye and forward same to
the state Assembly for necessary action.

Explaining the reason for government’s insistence, Mr Garba said
some of these Emirate had even pre-dated Kano in ancient times,
“while the effort to revive them during the Second Republic was
short-lived.”

He said while the Council “seriously discussed the decade long
clamour for the establishment of additional Emirates in the state
with a view to bringing more development to the people of the new
Emirates, the exercise was also informed by the need to bring
traditional institution closer to the people in addition to
facilitating speedy socio-economic development and security in the
state.”

The statement further indicated that the introduction of the
Free and Compulsory Education at Basic and Secondary level requires
the active participation of the community especially the
traditional institutions for its successful implementation.

The commissioner pointed out that the Emirate Council Bill 2019
was amended in the public interest following a Kano High Court
action that nullified the law on the ground that the petition was
presented to the Assembly by a private person not a member of the
House.

The council, according to statement, therefore, called on the
state Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Bill in the
interest of the public.

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