New Kano Law Grants Former Kingmakers Authority to Reinstate Sanusi as Sole Emir

The five deposed kingmakers have not only been restored to their previous seats by the New Kano Emirate Councils Law, but they also have the authority to meet again in Kano and reinstall Muhammadu Sanusi, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the only Emir of Kano.

The law gave the State Government the authority to designate Sanusi as the Emir of Kano once more by stating that “the Governor shall take all necessary measures to restore the status of the Kano Emirate System to its positions prior to the enactment of the repealed Principal Law dated 5th December, 2019.”

As per the law, individuals who hold traditional office positions or titles elevated or appointed to office created under the Principal Law that was repealed on December 5, 2019, will return to their previous positions under established customs and traditions that existed prior to the repealed Principal Law that was enacted on December 5, 2019.

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By virtue of this clause, the five deposed kingmakers are appointed again and given the authority to select the next Emir, who will now have the governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s support.

It further stated that all transitional measures, including as how to handle the assets and liabilities of the disbanded emirates and the new structure established by the repealed Principal Law of December 5, 2019, would be overseen by the commissioner in charge of local government.