Durbar: Panic in Kano as Deposed Emir Bayero Announces Plan for Sallah

Durbar: Panic in Kano as Deposed Emir Bayero Announces Plan for Sallah

  • The Kano royal tussle has continued to unfold as the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero planned for the 2024 Eid il-Kabir Sallah
  • According to a councillor and the Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, the district heads in Kano have been invited to the Nasarawa palace occupied by the deposed emir
  • The move marked a significant shift in Bayero establishing his position as the Emir of Kano

Aminu Ado Bayero, the dethroned Emir of Kano, has invited all district heads in the Kano emirate to take part in the annual traditional durbar event in celebration of the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir festival.

It was learnt that the deposed emir plans to host the Durbar amid the dethronement saga by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state and the growing legal tussle over the emir's position in the state.

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Aminu Ado Bayero has invited district heads for the Sallar durbar to assert his position as the Emir of Kano state.
Deposed Kano Emir planned Durbar 2024 Photo Credit: @aaibrahim92
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Leadership reported that the development was announced in a statement signed by Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, a senior councillor and the Galadiman Kano.

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According to the circular, dated Monday, June 10, 2024, the district heads have been asked to gather at Aminu Ado Bayero's palace at the Gidan Nasarawa for the traditional durbar ceremony on the day of Eid-il-Kabir.

The deposed Bayero is expected to meet the district heads on Tuesday, June 11, after the Kano High Court sits over the emirship tussle to discuss the proceedings for the 2024 durbar celebrations.

According to the circular, local government chairmen have been urged to ensure the movement of the district heads to the Kano metropolis so that the event can be celebrated smoothly.

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Meanwhile, the legal proceedings on the Kano emir throne have begun. The court hearing on Bayero was stalled on Tuesday, June 11, at the Kano State High Court.

Usaini Gumel, the state commissioner of police, told the court that serving the deposed emirates' court papers was difficult. The affected Emirates are the defunct Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye emirates.

Court takes action on Ado Bayero's suit

Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal high court in Kano has reserved its ruling on the suit filed by the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.

Ado Bayero sought the court to grant his exparte order against being intimidated and protest his right from being trampled upon.

The suit filed by the deposed emir includes all the heads of security agencies and the attorney general of the federation.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng