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Sunday 8 June 2014

Kano Gov. Kwakwanso In Dilemma Over New Emir •As New Emir of Kano Emerges Today


Following the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, the governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwakwanso has come under serious pressure leading to his selection of a new Emir, just as notable personalities including the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and foremost traditional rulers like the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar waded into the run up to the choice of the new emir which would primarily be the selection of a monarch that is acceptable by all, a virtue that the late emir possessed.
  However, a new emir of Kano will emerge today, the Kano State Governor, Malam Rabiu Kwankwaso, said at the weekend. 
He made this known when Kano Emirate’s kingmakers visited him at the Government House in Kano
He said the state government will announce the name of the new emir today, following the submission of nominees to him yesterday.
The kingmakers, who visited the governor were the Madakin Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Chigari; the Sarkin Dawaki, Alhaji Bello Abubakar; Makaman Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim; and Sarkin Bai, Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan. The late Bayero was named the successor a day after the death of his father, Alhaji Abdullahi.
Sunday Tribune gathered that the names submitted included two sons of the late emir. They are Alhaji Ciroma Lamido Ado Bayero who is the district head of Gwale Local Government Area and his younger brother, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero who is the district head of Dala Local Government Area. Sunday Tribune also gathered that the third nominee is the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
While there are indications that those within the government circle are pushing for the choice of the former CBN governor, high ranking members of the Kano Emirate Council are said to be showing preference for one of the sons of the late emir. 
One of the palace sources who spoke to Sunday Tribune on the condition of anonymity stated that the visit of former president Obasanjo was a blessing in disguise. Obasanjo described the late emir “highly rated traditional ruler who never used his position to ask for assistance from anybody.”
The source further hinted that the Sultan of Sokoto joined others in the search for a worthy successor to the late emir, just as it was gathered that many of the subjects of the late emir preferred one of the sons of the dead emir whom they believed possesses all the qualities of the late monarch. 
Kwakwanso, Shekarau, Yakasai, Tofa pour encomiums on Bayero Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso has described the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, as a great loss not only to people of the state but the nation and world.
The governor who was received by the Wambai of Kano who is also the senior councillor of the Emirate, Alhaji Abbas Sunusi, said that the vacuum created by the death of the monarch could hardly be filled considering the rich experience of the late emir who worked with 17 governors in the state as well as an ambassador of Nigeria.
“The emir has been on the throne for over 50 years. In those years, we saw so much. Right from the days of the first governor of Kano State, Audu Bako, the late emir was already on the throne up to last Friday when we woke up and heard that the emir had dead,” Kwakwanso said.
In the same vein, former governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau also lauded the admirable qualities of the late emir, describing him as a father, a monarch of high repute, a gentleman and one who lived a life worthy of emulation. He added that he was loved and respected by all his subjects. 
Also, the former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) Alhaji Bashir Tofa, while speaking on the demise of the monarch said he would be missed by everybody, especially the people of Kano.
In the same vein,  Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, who is the former special adviser on National Assembly matters to one of Nigeria’s former presidents, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, said the death of the late emir was a great loss not only to his immediate family but the people of Kano and the entire nation.
He described him as a man of great charisma and diligence who enjoyed tremendous respect and admiration throughout his tenure as a first class traditional ruler both at home and abroad.
Huge loss to the nation —Amaechi Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has described the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, as sad and a huge loss to the nation.
 In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr David Iyofor, the governor said the Emir’s death was a big blow to the traditional and cultural institution in the country.
 “Nigeria has lost a reputable icon, an excellent traditional ruler and one of the most revered,” the statement read.
 He condoled the Emir’s family, the people and government of Kano State over the death of the monarch.
 “The sad exit of Ado Bayero is not only a huge loss for his family and state, but one for all of us. He was a reputable leader.
 “We join you to mourn the late Emir whose sterling leadership attributes through his outstanding reign of over 50 years will continually be remembered”, the governor said.
 The governor prayed that the family of the deceased monarch find strength and comfort in Allah.
He was a man of peace —Wakkala Zamfara State’s acting governor, Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala, has described the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, as a man of peace who had left a big vacuum that would be very difficult to fill.
In a statement made available to Sunday Tribune and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris, Wakkala said the death of the late monarch was  an  act of God.
While commiserating with the bereaved family and the people of Kano, he noted that monarch’s legacies would continue to remain green in the minds of his people.
“During his 50-year rule, there were developmental and monumental changes in the ancient city such that today Kano is well known in trade, commerce and industry,” the statement read in part.
He added that the late traditional ruler was a detribalised ruler, a man of peace whose reign would be difficult to forget, saying that the monarch would be greatly missed by his people, family, friends, and Nigerians.
“On behalf of the government and the good people of Zamfara State, I would like to extend our sincere condolence to the Kano State government,” the statement stressed.
‘He was a unifying factor, with high-level of patriotism’Also, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming August 9, 2014 poll in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has described the late monarch as a unifying factor in the Nigeria project.
In a press statement signed by his director of media and strategy, Diran Odeyemi, Omisore said “Ado Bayero was a detribalised emir, who exhibited high level of patriotism and commitment to the ideals of the founding fathers of our nation.”
According to the PDP standard bearer, “Apart from his reign in the Kano Emirate, which was characterised by monumental achievements coupled with his exemplary leadership style, Ado Bayero was irrevocably committed to the socio-economic developments of our country  and corporate existence of Nigeria, despite insecurity challenges, confronting the nation.”
While expressing his condolence to the Ado Bayero ruling family, Kano Emirate Council, Kano State and President Goodluck Jonathan, Omisore stressed that “we should all take solace in the fact that he lived for those justifiable causes that revolve round sacrifice, love and peaceful co-existence of the country.”
He, therefore, charged Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion, status and political affiliations to emulate virtues which the deceased emir stood for while alive, with a view to making the nation great in the global community.

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