Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has shunned the inauguration of Abdullahi Ganduje as Governor of Kano State for a second term.
It was gathered that Sanusi stayed away from the ceremony despite formal invitation by the inauguration committee.
Sanusi’s seat was left empty at the venue of the inauguration.
The emir has been locked in power tussle with Ganduje, with the governor breaking Kano Emirate which Sanusi used to preside over into five independent emirates.
The newly appointed emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye, and Gaya were at the ceremony.
Chief Judge of Kano, Justice Nuraddeen Umar, administered the oath of office to Ganduje and his deputy, Nasiru Gawuna.
The ceremony was attended by all three Senators from Kano, Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa; members of the state House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Kabiru Rurum, among others.
On the creation of four additional emirates in the state, Ganduje said it was part of plans to expand development through the creation of more metropolitan cities in the state.
The governor promised to build the largest cancer treatment centre in the country in his second term.
