The Kano State House of Assembly has officially annulled the Kano Emirates Council Law of 2019 and by extension, has reinstalled former CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano.
The Kano Emirates Council Law was annulled by the assembly at a reading session on Thursday. As a result, it was provided that all title holders appointed under the revoked Principal Law of 5th December 2019, should return to the rightful position where such offices existed under recognized customs and traditions.
The Kano State Assembly has dissolved the four Emirates; Bichi, Karaye, Gaya, and Rano, making Sanusi Lamido Sanusi the only Emir in Kano.
The then governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, dethroned Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on March 9th, 2020 for alleged insubordination, refusal to attend official meetings, and violation of the Kano Emirate law. Before he assumed the throne, Lamido Sanusi was the CBN Governor until 2014 after he was sacked for mismanagement of funds. He became the 14th Emir of Kano in 2014 and was deposed in 2020.