The immediate past Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has been named the 14th Emir of Kano.
Sanusi’s appointment, which was formally
announced at the ante chamber of the Kano Government House by Secretary to the
State Government, Mr. Rabiu Bichi, took immediate effect.
Bichi, who made the announcement in Kano State
Government House on Sunday, added that the date of his turbanning would be
announced in due course by the kingmakers as soon as arrangements were
concluded.
The SSG explained that Sanusi, who holds the
traditional title of Majen Kano, emerged as the unanimous choice of the
Kingmakers, adding that the emergence of the new Kano emir was the will of the
Almighty Allah.
The former CBN governor became the 14thEmir of
Kano, succeeding Alhaji Abdullahi Ado Bayero, who died on Friday.
Bayero was believed to have died of heart attack
about one month after returning from a medical trip to London.
Bichi was however silent on the fate of the three
other shortlisted contenders to succeed the late Emir.
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