Opposition members in the Kano State House of Assembly led by Minority Whip, Ayuba Labaran (Kabo-APC) have opposed the move by the state assembly to sack five emirs.
VOP News gathered that Labaran, in a protest over the Assembly move, staged a walk-out from the chamber in Kano on Thursday.
The lawmaker who spoke with claimed that the move was for “selfish interest.”
The Minority Whip added that the previous administration created the Emirates to foster unity and development.
The Kano State House of Assembly had earlier repealed the Kano Emirates Council Law 2019 which established Bichi, Gaya, Karaye and Rano Emirates from the then Kano Emirate.
The lawmakers repealed the Emirates Law at a special plenary presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Falgore.
The Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Butu-Butu, in a contribution, explained that repealing the law would revive the lost glory of Kano.
He said that the division of Kano Emirate into five Emirates damaged the capacity and dignity of the Emirate and the state.
The Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini, added that the Emirate Council was a custodian of culture of the Kano people which was distorted by the creation of the additional Emirates.
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