Kano, Nigeria
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the Kano Emirates Council law (repeal bill) 2024 after scaling 3rd reading.
Daily Trust reports that the new law has abrogated the establishment of 5 new Emirates in the state.
According to the new legislation, all offices established under the repealed law have been set aside.
The new law will impact all district heads that have been elevated or appointed under the repealed law as they will now be mandated to revert to their previous positions.
Majority Leader of the House, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa sponsored the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) bill, 2024.
In December 2019, the then governor Abdullahi Ganduje assented the bill which created five new emirates in Kano State.
The governor assented to an amendment to the law on 14 October 2020 and signed another amendment on 11 April 2023.
Section 3(1) of the law established five distinct emirates; Kano, Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye, with Kano and Karaye having eight local government areas of jurisdiction each, while Bichi and Gaya emirates share 9 local government areas of jurisdiction each, Rano Emirate enjoys jurisdiction over 10 local government areas out of the 44 local councils in the state.
When Emir Muhammadu Sanusi, who chaired the council, was deposed on March 9, 2020, the law was amended to read: “There shall be the chairman of the council who shall be the emir, Kano Emirate”.
Section 12 provides that the governor may grade the office of an emir first, second, or third class subject to the approval of the House of Assembly.
A principal officer of the assembly, who did not want his name mentioned, said “no Jupiter can stop the assembly from amending the law.”
