Yusuf Bello| About a week after a court in Kano nullified the creation of new council emirates in the city, Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano State, North West Nigeria on Thursday signed into law the bill for the creation of four new ones in the state.
The governor who had earlier on Monday sent the bill to the state House of Assembly, signed it at a special ceremony at Government House Kano, the same day it was unanimously passed by the state lawmakers.
The new law creates new emirates and first-class emirs in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and Bichi.
With the signing of the bill, Kano will have five emirates, including the Kano Emirate, headed currently by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
Earlier on Thursday, the House approved and passed the 2019 Kano Emirate Council Bill and instantly transmitted it to the governor.
The passage followed the third reading and consideration by the committee of the whole during the sitting of the House presided over by the speaker, Abdulaziz Gafasa.
During the plenary session, the speaker said the House decided to pass the bill in view of its importance.
According to him, the new emirates will facilitate active participation of rural dwellers in governance.
The fresh bill was approved by the state executive council and presented to the lawmakers on Monday, following the nullification of Kano Emirs Appointment and Depositions Amendment Laws 2019 by Justice Usman Na’Allah of the state high court.
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