The five deposed kingmakers have not only been restored to their previous seats by the New Kano Emirate Councils Law, but they also have the authority to meet again in Kano and reinstall Muhammadu Sanusi, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the only Emir of Kano.
The law stated that “the Governor shall take all necessary measures to restore the status of the Kano Emirate System to its positions prior to the enactment of the repealed Principal Law dated 5th December, 2019”, thereby giving powers to the State Government to reappoint Sanusi as the Emir of Kano
The law added that “the traditional office holders and title holders elevated or appointed to office created under the repealed Principal Law, dated 5th December, 2019, shall revert to their position where such positions previously existed under recognized custom and traditions prior to the enactment of the repealed Principal Law dated 5th December, 2019”.
By virtue of this clause, the five deposed kingmakers are appointed again and given the authority to select the next Emir, who will now have the governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s support.
It further stated that all transitional measures, including as how to handle the assets and liabilities of the disbanded emirates and the new structure established by the repealed Principal Law of December 5, 2019, would be overseen by the commissioner in charge of local government.
