The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, is requesting from the state’s House of Assembly, an amendment to the state’s emirate law 2019 to include two emirate officials earlier sacked by two former emirs.

The speaker, Kano House of Assembly, Abdul’aziz Gafasa, during plenary last Wednesday, announced Mr Ganduje’s request. The lawmakers are expected to deliberate and decide on the request, possibly before the end of July 2020.

The sacked officials are Aminu Babba-Danagundi ‘Sarkin Dawaki Maituta’ and Sanusi Ado-Bayero ‘Chiroman Kano’. Both men were dismissed by late emir Ado Bayero and dethroned emir Muhammadu Sanusi, respectively, for alleged insubordination.

Mr Babba-Danagundi challenged his removal by late Mr Bayero in court. However, 17 years after, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the late emir, upholding the emirate’s resolution.

Following the reappointment of Mr Babba-Danagundi as ‘Sarkin Dawaki Babba’ by the current Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, Mr Ganduje specifically requested the state’s assembly to amend the emirate law 2019 to include the officials as Kano kingmakers. The junior Ado-Bayero, deposed by Emir Sanusi, is now the new ‘Wamban Kano’, also a kingmaker, if the assembly formally agrees to Mr Ganduje’s request, Premium Times reports.