DAILY TRUST
Tension is said to be on the rise in Kano state as the tussle over emirship is taking a new dimension.
Both Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 16th Emir of Kano, and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, have indicated interest in holding the 2025 Sallah durbar in the state.
Last week, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had asked monarchs to prepare for Durbar.
Days after the directive, Emir Bayero sent a letter to the Kano state police command, notifying it of his intention to hold the traditional event during the upcoming Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
In the letter signed by Bayero’s Private Secretary, Abdullahi Haruna Kwaru, he said the celebrations will commence at the end of March 2025 with the iconic Hawan Sallah, Hawan Daushe, and Hawan Nassarawa processions taking place on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Shawwal 1446AH, followed by a cultural event on the fourth day.
The letter also highlighted that this year’s Sallah celebrations coincide with the fifth anniversary of Emir Bayero’s ascension to the throne, adding that all activities will be conducted peacefully and in line with security protocols.
“The purpose of this letter is to formally notify the security agencies in Kano State, particularly the police force, that this year’s Sallah events coincided with five years of His Highness on the throne of his forefathers, with the assurance that all activities will be conducted peacefully,” the letter stated.
The Kano emirate tussle began in 2020 when through legislative proceedings, the 14th emir of Kano Sanusi II was removed from the throne, and Bayero was appointed.
But in 2024, through legislative proceedings, the 2020 Kano emirates law was amended and the Kano State government reinstated Sanusi.