President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the People of Kano over the death of the Emir of Rano Tafida Abubakar-Ila.
This is contained In a tweet by the special adviser to the President Garba Shehu…
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President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with Kano State Government and Council of Chiefs over passing of Emir of Rano, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) May 2, 2020
The Emir died at a hospital in Kano on Saturday at the age of 75. He was a first class Emir from one of the four Emirates created by Governor Abdulahi Ganduje..
A member of the House of Representatives and Turakin Rano, Alhassan Rurum, confirmed the death of the Emir.
The lawmaker said the Emir died at a hospital after a brief illness.
He is survived by 17 children and two wives.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had signed a bill passed by the Kano State House of Assembly into law on May 8, 2019, thereby creating the Rano, Gaya, Karaye and Bichi emirate councils from the Kano Emirate Council which at the time was led by the Last Single Emir of the Emirates Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Five days later, on May 13, 2019, the governor presented staffs of office to Emir Abubakar-Ila, and the three other Emirs including Ibrahim Abubakar II, Emir of Karaye; Ibrahim Abdulkadir, Emir of Gaya, and Aminu Ado-Bayero, Emir of Bichi.
Emir Aminu Ado-Bayero was made the Emir of Kano in March after the Kano State government deposed Emir Muhammdu Sanusi II. Considered the Last Single Emir of A tradition that has lasted over a thousand years.
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