The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi has accepted his appointment as the Chairman, Kano State Council of Chiefs, thereby ending days of uneasy speculations over his fate under the provision of the Kano State Emirate Councils Law 2019
In a letter to the Secretary to the State Government, dated 19th December 2019 and signed by the Acting Secretary, Kano Emirate Council, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, the monarch expressed his willingness to function in the new capacity.
The letter reassured the governor of the highest regards of the Emir of Kano.
It could be recalled that the government had earlier written to the Emir asking him to either accept or reject his appointment as the Chairman, Kano State Council of Chiefs.
Dated December 19th 2019 and signed by Musa Yahaya Bichi, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties for the Secretary to the State Government, the letter had issued a two-day ultimatum within which the monarch must convey a reply to the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.