The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the State Emirates Council Establishment Bill 2024 after the bill scaled a third reading.
The bill which seeks to establish Kano as a first-class emirate while Rano, Gaya and Karaye would remain second-class emirates was sponsored by a lawmaker representing the Rimin Gado/Tofa state constituency, Muhammad Bello Bututu.
According to the bill, Emirs of the three second-class emirates would be answerable to the Emir of Kano and shall have powers to advise him on any matter relating to the maintenance of public order, boundary dispute or dispute between two or more people within their areas of jurisdiction.
The new second class emirates which will work under first class Kano emirate include, Rano Emirate: Rano- Bunkure, Kibiya, Karaye Emirate: Karaye- Rogo
and Gaya Emirate: Gaya- Ajingi, Albasu
It would be recalled that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, had sacked all the five Emir’s and revert the State to One single Emir of Kano controlling the whole Emirate Councils.
