Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, is by law supposed to report to a local government chairman and not him.
Ganduje said this on Friday in reaction to the uproar stirred by the creation of four new emirates from Kano emirate council.
“It is not vendetta, I am not against him. In fact he is supposed to be reporting to the local government chairman according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“It is the local government chairman that is supposed to discuss issues with him not the governor. So this is celebrated by the people of Kano and we will make sure that the new emirate councils are effective in terms of developing Kano State,” he said.
The governor had on Wednesday signed into law a bill passed by the State House of Assembly for the creation of four new emirates.
The new emirates – Gaya, Rano, Karaye and Bichi – all used to be districts under Kano Emirate Council headed by Sanusi.
The new emirates which used to have district heads will now be replaced with emirs of equal jurisdiction.
