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BREAKING: Video Emerges as Crowd Boos Emir of Kano at Inauguration Ground
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BREAKING: Video Emerges as Crowd Boos Emir of Kano at Inauguration Ground

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Dozens of supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) booed the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at the Sani Abacha Stadium
  • The stadium is the venue of the inauguration of NNPP's Abba Yusuf as the new governor of Kano state
  • Immediately, the first-class monarch arrived at the venue, the NNPP supporters started screaming

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Kano, Kano state - Supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Monday, May 29, booed the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at the Sani Abacha Stadium, in Kano, Kano state, venue of the inauguration ceremony for the new governor.

The outgoing Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the state to the governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Monday, May 29.

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Supporters of the NNPP booed the Emir of Kano at the Sani Abacha Stadium, in Kano. Photo credit: MD Umar Dalhatu
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Yusuf is a chieftain of the NNPP and a protégé of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of the state, who was the presidential candidate of the NNPP in the 2023 election.

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Immediately, the monarch arrived at the venue, NNPP supporters started the boos, Daily Trust reported.

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Watch the video of the Emir's arrival here.

According to reports, a similar treatment was meted out to Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, younger brother of the Kano Emir. However, security agents quickly moved in and escorted the monarchs to their seats.

“I’ll probe N241bn debt”, New Kano governor fires first shot at Ganduje

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Yusuf vowed to probe the N241 billion inherited from the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the outgoing governor of Kano state.

According to Yusuf, the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government were not enough and very scanty.

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Legit.ng also reported that the February 25 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, revealed the task of the incoming administration of Kano state.

Kwankwaso assured that the incoming government in Kano state will revisit the dethronement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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