Sanusi Lamido, recently reinstated as the Emir of Kano, has arrived at the Kano State Government House to formally receive his letter of appointment before assuming his duties, according to Daily Post.
This follows his reappointment by Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf on Thursday, four years after being dethroned by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Sanusi Lamido, who once served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was honored in a homecoming reception late Thursday night. As a first-class Emir, he is highly respected and holds significant influence in the state.
On Friday, Lamido is scheduled to attend a mini-durbar ceremony at the Africa House in the Kano Government House at 10 a.m. Following this, he will proceed to the Nassarawa Emir’s palace. He will then lead the Muslim Jumat prayers at the Kano Central mosque located at the palace in Kofar Kudu.
Governor Yusuf’s decision to reappoint Sanusi Lamido also involved deposing five emirs appointed by his predecessor, Ganduje. The deposed emirs were given a 48-hour ultimatum to vacate their official residences and palaces and instructed to hand over their affairs to the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
However, legal complications have arisen. The Federal High Court in Kano has issued an order preventing the Kano State Government from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Law. This order was granted by Justice Mohammed Liman in response to an application by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate.
The lawsuit involves multiple respondents, including the Kano State Government, the House of Assembly, the Speaker, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner of Police, the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the State Security Service.
