The Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has forwarded an executive bill to the state house of assembly requesting the creation of four additional Emirates.
The bill tagged Emirate Council Bill 2019 provides for the establishment of Gaya, Bichi, Rano and Karaye Emirates.
The decision was arrived at during an emergency State Executive Council meeting convened by the governor at the Council Chambers, Government House, Kano, on Sunday night.
On May 8, Ganduje assented to a controversial law establishing four additional emirates with first class emirs in Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya.
On November 21, a Kano High Court presided by Justice Usman Na’Abba dissolved the four additional emirates and sacked four first class emirs created by the state government.
Inside sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that the law was initiated by the governor but presented to the House by proxy.
Apparently to avoid the mistake of the past, the council this time prepared an executive bill to the assembly for the creation of the emirates.
A statement by the state commissioner for Information, Mohammed Garba, said the council endorsed the establishment of four new Emirates namely Rano, Gaya, Bichi and Karaye and forward same to the state Assembly for necessary action.
Explaining the reason for government’s insistence, Garba said some of these Emirates had even pre-dated Kano in ancient times, “while the effort to revive them during the Second Republic was short-lived.”
He said while the Council “seriously discussed the decade long clamour for the establishment of additional Emirates in the state with a view to bringing more development to the people of the new Emirates, the exercise was also informed by the need to bring traditional institution closer to the people in addition to facilitating speedy socio-economic development and security in the state.”
The statement further indicated that the introduction of the Free and Compulsory Education at Basic and Secondary level requires the active participation of the community especially the traditional institutions for its successful implementation.
The commissioner pointed out that the Emirate Council Bill 2019 was amended in the public interest following a Kano High Court action that nullified the law on the ground that the petition was presented to the Assembly by a private person not a member of the House.
The council, according to statement, therefore, called on the state Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Bill in the interest of the public.
