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Sanusi deposes late Bayero’s son over alleged disloyalty
In from Olumide Olaoluwa . . .
Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero, eldest son of the late emir as District Head of Gwale and Ciroman Kano, was on Wednesday removed from his revered position over alleged non-submission to the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Sanusi announced the appointment of Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero in the place of the eldest son of his predecessor.
The development was said to have been caused by a running battle between the duo.
A statement by the Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, explained that Sanusi Ado Bayero was stripped of his revered title as a prominent member of the Kano Emirate Council close to the Emir for refusing to pay homage to the new Emir as ordained by the teaching of Sharia.
It said: ” It was the provision of the Sharia law and custom that had compelled every member of the Kano emirate council to be loyal to the new king with the demise of the incumbent stressing that God in his infinite wisdom gives power to whom he so ever wishes and takes it away from anyone he so wishes.
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“As you are all aware, since the demise of the late Emir and the appointment of his successor on June 8, 2014 all traditional title holders including District Heads and others had cringed to pay their respect and homage to Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as the new Emir with the exception of the removed Ciroman Kano.
“It is in view of this development that his royal highness the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II took the decision to confirm the appointment of Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero as the new Ciroman Kano.”
All traditional title holders in the Kano Emirate Council, it was gathered, have been paying homage to the new monarch with the exception of the deposed Ciroman Kano.
It was learnt that the deposed Bayero completely disappeared from the public glare since the appointment of Sanusi II as the 13th Fulani Emir of Kano
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