Supreme Court verdict: Don’t dissolve Kano emirates, APC chieftain warns Gov Yusuf

Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhajj Alhassan Yaryasa has warned Governor Abba Yusuf against dissolving the state’s new emirates.

Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero replaced Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano during the emirates’ establishment by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

Following the 2023 governorship election, former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, a political godfather to Governor Abba Yusuf, promised to reverse Ganduje’s decision and restore the Kano Emirate to its original structure.

The Tinubu Campaign Organisation for Kano South Coordinator, Alhajj Yaryasa, advised Governor Yusuf not to dismantle the emirates.

He emphasized the need for state peace by arguing that such a move could cause emirate unrest and resistance.

Yaryasa worried about external influences pressuring the governor to cause conflict between the government and emirate communities.

Advising Governor Yusuf to put state interests before personal and political ones.

The governor’s popularity could suffer if the emirates are dissolved, Yaryasa warned.

That traditional rulers are not political appointees and should only be removed for serious crimes, he said.

Yaryasa asked top state elders to advise the governor against tampering with the new emirates.

In order to preserve the sanctity of traditional institutions, he also supported legislation that would prevent politicians from meddling in their affairs.

The governor should be advised by state elders not to bow to pressure from the new emirates because it will harm the state.

“A law should prevent politicians, especially governors and other elected officials, from meddling in traditional American institutions.

APC leader told Punch, “Politicians should respect traditional institutions, otherwise it will be rendered useless in the eyes of society.”