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Kano Assembly Amends Emirate Councils bill

BySani Magaji Garko

May 21, 2024

Kano state house of assembly (KNHA) has adopted a motion to recall the Kano state emirate councils amendment bill.

This was sequel to deliberations on the floor of the house during plenary session preside over by the speaker Alhaji Jibril Isma’il Falgore.

In a motion of urgent public importance moved by the majority leader Alhaji Lawan Hussaini Dala he urged the house to support the motion to move the state forward.

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The motion of urgent public importance was seconded by member representing Dawakin Kudu Shu’aibu Rabi’u.

Recall that, In 2019, Kano state house of assembly approved the creation of four additional emirate councils, bringing the number of First Class Emirs in the state to five.

Also, recall that in September 2020 KNHA passes the emirate councils amendment bill 2020 which made provisions for the Emir of Kano to serve as the chairman of the Council of Chiefs, putting the issue of rotation to an end.

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