Kano assembly approves bill to reduce Sanusi’s influence

The Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the bill for the creation of four additional first class Emirates.

The additional first class Emirates include Rano, Gaya, Karaya and Bichi Emirates.

This follows the approval of the amendment of the local government and chieftaincy affairs law by the lawmakers, during their sitting on Wednesday.

In a motion presented to the House by the Majority Leader Baffa Babba, the House unanimously agreed that creation of more Emirates will assist in job creation, dispute, and community conflict resolutions among others.

The passage of this bill paves way for the decentralisation of the Kano Emirate council thereby decentralising the power of Emir of Kano.

Although, the State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje is yet to assent the bill, he said on Wednesday promised to sign the bill into law when presented to him.

If signed into law by the governor, it will whittle down the influence of Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano, who the governor believed worked against his re-election in the march 2019 governorship election.