Kano State House of
Assembly has passed the Kano State Emirates Council Establishment Bill 2024
after the bill scaled a third reading.
The bill was sponsored
by a lawmaker representing the RiminGado/Tofa state constituency, Muhammad
Bello Bututu.
The bill seeks to
establish Kano as a first-class emirate while Rano, Gaya and Karaye would
remain second-class emirates.
According to the bill, Emirs of the three second-class emirates would be answerable to the Emir of Kano and shall have powers to advise him on any matter relating to the maintenance of public order, boundary dispute or dispute between two or more people within their areas of jurisdiction.
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