Muhammadu Sanusi II has received his appointment letter as the Emir of Kano 24 hours after he was reinstated to the throne.
Governor Abba Yusuf, traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other dignitaries attended the event at the Art Chamber of the Kano State Government House on Friday.
Governor Yusuf reinstated Sanusi following the signing of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law.
Sanusi’s reinstatement to the throne comes four years after he was deposed by the administration of a former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The new law, which Yusuf signed on Thursday, replaces the Kano State Emirates Council Law, 2019, and dissolves the emirate councils created by Ganduje.
That law was used by Ganduje to split the Kano Emirate into five in December 2019, and deposed Sanusi II on March 9, 2020.
The emirates created by the Ganduje administration were Karaye, Bichi, Rano, and Gaya, in addition to Kano.
Emir Sanusi II, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was known as Lamido Sanusi before becoming king.
