Kano assembly to amend Emirate Council Law

The Kano State House of Assemblyhas adopted a motion to recall the Kano State Emirate Council Amendment Bill.

This was sequel to deliberations on the floor of the house during a plenary session presided over by the speaker Alhaji Jibril Isma’il Falgore.

Alhaji Lawan Hussaini Dala, the majority leader, in a motion of urgent public importance on Tuesday urged the house to support the motion to move the state forward.

The motion of urgent public importance was seconded by a member representing Dawakin Kudu, Shu’aibu Rabi’u.

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Recall that in 2019, the Kano State House of Assembly approved the creation of four additional emirate councils, bringing the number of First Class Emirs in the state to five.

In September 2020, the assembly passed the Emirate Councils Amendment Bill 2020 which made provisions for the Emir of Kano to serve as the chairman of the Council of Chiefs, putting the issue of rotation to an end.

The recall is amid calls for the return of the deposed 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi.