Protest breaks out at disbanded Kano emirate

Residents of Gaya, one of the five emirates affected by the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law, this morning took to the streets to protest the dissolution of their emirate.

Last Thursday, May 23, the state House of Assembly  repealed the law which ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje used to dethrone Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II in 2020 and created four more emirates namely Rano, Gaya, Karaye and Bichi.

While assenting to the law on Thursday, May 25, Governor Abba Yusuf announced dissolution of the four extra emirates created by Ganduje. The governor also directed all the monarchs, including Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, Emir of Gaya, to hand over to Comrade Abdulsalam Gwarzo, Deputy Governor, who oversees the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affair.

Some residents of Gaya emirate trooped to the streets to reject the dissolution of the emirate.

The aggrieved residents carried different placards and chanting anti-government songs as they expressed their disapproval. The protesters alleged injustice, saying the dissolution of the emirate has political undertone.