Reinstated Emir of Gaya receives appointment letter

Aliyu Abdulkadir, the Emir of Gaya, has received his appointment letter from Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano. 

Abdulkadir was reinstated on Wednesday. Two other emirs were appointed as second-class emirs by the governor on the same day.

In a statement, Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson of the Kano government, said Abdulkadir’s reinstatement was “based on merit”.

“You may recall that the Emir of Gaya was the only one who accepted the will of Almighty Allah at the time when the five emirates were dissolved and all emirs deposed,” the statement reads.

“The Emir of Gaya arrived at the Kano Government House accompanied by all the kingmakers and other titleholders of the emirate.”

On Tuesday, the Kano governor signed the bill creating three second-class emirates in the state.

Five emirs were deposed after the governor reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano in May.

After his dethronement in May, Abdulkadir said he had accepted his fate, adding that he had no plans to challenge the Kano state government’s decision to sack him.