Emir of Kano appoints 4 district heads, others

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has re-appointed four new district heads and elevated six others.

The appointment is coming barely a week after the emir made similar reshufflement in one of the most powerful traditional institutions in the country.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary of the Kano Emirate Council, Abubakar Balarabe Kofar Na’isa, the first-class emir said the appointment was based on merit and their contribution to the society.

Those appointed include Alhaji Nura Sunusi as the new Dan Darman of Kano; Alhaji Sarki Hamidu Bayero as the Barayan of Kano; Alhaji Sayyadi Muhammad Yola as Fagacin of Kano and Alhaji Bello Idi as the new Kaigama of Kano.

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Some of the elevated district heads include Malam Umar Sunusi as Bunun Kano who became the Dan Makwayyon Kano; Malam Ibrahim Hamza Bayero, the former Dan Madamin Kano and now the Dan Ruwatan Kano; the Yariman Kano, Malam Lamido Abubakar Bayero who has now been elevated to the rank of the Bunun Kano, among others.