Tension Mounts In Kano As Emir Bayero Moves To Conduct Separate Durbar

The Kano Emirship tussle has taken one other dimension because the embattled fifteenth Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has formally notified the State Police Command of his intention to conduct this yr’s Sallah Durbar to mark the Eid-el-Ftr pageant.

Emir Bayero’s notification letter to the Police surfaced on-line simply days after the Kano State governor, Engr. Abba Yusuf, directed his rival and sixteenth Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to start preparations for the grand Sallah celebration.

The letter signed by Bayero’s Personal Secretary, Abdullahi Haruna Kwaru, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, outlined plans for the standard festivities on the finish of month Ramadan. In keeping with the schedule, the celebrations will embody Hawan Sallah, Hawan Daushe, and Hawan Nassarawa on the 2nd and third days of Shawwal 1446 AH, adopted by a cultural occasion on the fourth day.

The letter additionally highlighted that this yr’s Durbar coincides with Bayero’s five-year anniversary on the throne. “The aim of this letter is to formally notify the safety companies in Kano State, notably the police pressure, that this yr’s Sallah occasions coincided with 5 years of His Highness on the throne of his forefathers, with the peace of mind that every one actions can be performed peacefully,” the letter acknowledged.

LEADERSHIP experiences that this improvement provides one other layer to the extended dispute surrounding the Kano Emirship tussle.

Recall that the state authorities had reinstated Emir Sanusi II in 2024 after his controversial elimination in 2020. Nonetheless, Bayero, who was appointed in Sanusi’s place, has continued to claim his declare to the throne, resulting in a protracted authorized wrestle for the throne. The Court docket of Attraction lately dominated that the established order be maintained till the Supreme Court docket delivers a closing judgement, successfully leaving each males in rivalry for the coveted Kano throne.

Because the emirate disaster began, no Durbar has been held in Kano over safety causes, making this yr’s Sallah celebration a major check of authority.

As on the time of submitting this report neither the Kano State authorities nor Emir Sanusi II has responded to Bayero’s transfer, and the State Police Command additionally was but to challenge a public assertion on the event.