In spite of court order restraining the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, from appointing new emirs for the four newly created emirates, the governor has named the Emirs designates on Friday.
Ganduje appointed one of the sons of the former emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, as the monarch in control of Bichi emirate. The government also confirmed the upgrading of District Heads of Karaye, Rano and Gaya to first class emirs for their respective emirates.
Malam Muhammad Garba, the State’s Commissioner of Information, said the new emirs would receive their letters of appointment on Saturday at Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium.
Until his appointment as emir, Bayero was the Wamban Kano, a position given to him by the present emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II after promoting the former Wambai, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi to the rank of Galadima following the death of late Galadiman Kano Tijjani Hashim.
Other emirs of Karaye, Gaya and Rano, who were upgraded To the status of emirs from district heads are Sarkin Karaye Alhaji Tafida Abubakar ll, Sarkin Gaya Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya and Dr Ibrahim Abubakar ll
