His Highness, Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi and son of late Emir Abdullahi Ado Bayero has been appointed the new Emir of Kano by Kano state government.
Announcing his appointment on Monday, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, said Aminu Ado Bayero’s appointment was as a result of recommendations by the four kingmakers of Kano Emirate Council.
He said the new appointment is backed by Section 11 (1) of the Kano Emirate Council Law 2019.
The four kingmakers, present during the announcement were: Alhaji Mutari Adnan, Sarkin Bai of Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Sarki Yola, Alhaji Yusuf Labahani Cigari and Alhaji Bello Abubakar.
The announcement followed the dethronement of Muhammad Sanusi ll, who was banished to Nassarawa state.
Speaking after he was appointed emir of Bichi, Ado Bayero, a graduate of mass communication from Bayero University, Kano, said he believes power belongs to God who gives it to whom He wills. He said he has never begged for titles and never will.
“Let me say that it is God that gives power and position and in His infinite and supremacy, He bestows such power and position to whom He so desires. Now, let me tell you this secret. Right from day one when I was appointed a traditional ruler till this period of my appointment as Emir of Bichi, I have never, and let me repeat, I have never gone to any person to look or seek for position and you can do your investigation. I have never gone to anybody to say, ‘please give me this title’. I don’t ask for positions; I believe anything that comes my way is from God,” he had said.
On his appointment as emir of Bichi, Bayero, who described Sanusi as his brother, whom he said he bore no grudges against. Sanusi was selected to succeed Abdullahi Ado Bayero, the new emir’s father, on June 8, 2014. Many of those expected one of the sons of the late monarch to succeed his father, opposed Sanusi’s appointment.
In June 2017, Sanusi had suspended Bashir Ado Bayero, Aminu Ado Bayero’s brother, as district head of Takai local government, for alleged disloyalty.
Also, in 2015, Sanusi removed Sanusi Ado Bayero, eldest son of his predecessor, as Ciroman of Kano, handing over to his younger brother, Nasiru Ado Bayero. Despite these incidents, the new emir said he was not pitched against Sanusi.
“I don’t need to tell the whole world before you know that the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sansui is my brother and our relationship remain intact as mutual as ever. Today, there is change and government effected creation of additional emirates. I accepted the traditional title in good faith as God’s will,” he said.
“What I want the people of Kano to understand is that I am still a son and royal member of Kano emirate and I want people to consider the new emirates as new developments that will lead to the growth of Kano.
“As far as I know, we don’t have anything between us. Let me also say this clearly; when Muhammad Sanusi II became the Emir of Kano, I was among the first traditional title holders who supported him with my whole heart. I paid my loyalty, my homage and every other respect you can talk about. Now, change has come into the emirate council. I hope and wish I will also receive same support from Kano emirate.
“As I said, God alone bestows power and alone He takes the power. Now, if along the line there is a change from what I am today to what I was, I will still thank Almighty God for that because I believe that, that is what God wanted to happen.”
