Politicians Caused Kano Emirate Crisis – Shekarau

Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, a former governor of Kano State, has blamed politicians for the emirate crisis in the state.

Shekarau said if politicians had stayed away from traditional institutions in the state, there wouldn’t have been an emirate crisis.

The crisis began when Governor Abba Yusuf reinstated Muhammed Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, while dethroning his predecessor, Aminu Ado Bayero.

The governor’s decision followed the repealing of the Kano State House of Assembly Emirate law of 2019 that had paved the way for Ado Bayero as Kano Emir.

Shekarau, who is also a member of the traditional institution, expressed hope that Kano State would be peaceful and the tension created by the tussle would be over.

He said, “There will be peace. We need the traditional institution. I will not go into that because I belong to the institution. It was the political angle that seemed to have led us into this crisis. If the politicians had kept away from all of this and of course the traditional institution if properly engaged, I don’t see any disagreement.”