EXCLUSIVE: Why Tinubu stays clear of Kano tussle – Presidency

Despite several reports calling the Nigeria President interfering in the Emirate stool tussle in Kano state, facts have emerged from the presidency that President Bola Tinubu has refused to wade into the Kano state matter as a result of the cordial relationship between him and the political godfathers in the state.

The PAPERS reports that there has been tension in  Kano after Abba Yusuf, the governor, ordered the immediate arrest of Aminu Ado Bayero, the dethroned Emir.

Yusuf’s order came a day after he reappointed Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.

On Thursday, Abba Yusuf, governor of  Kano, announced the reinstatement of Sanusi after signing the new Kano Emirate Council Law.

The state assembly had passed the amended Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024.

The law repealed the 2019 version, which balkanised the Kano emirate into five jurisdictions and was relied upon to depose Sanusi as Emir in 2020.

The source who spoke to ThePAPERS said Tinubu recognised that the Kano drama was a local matter and resisted all pressure to interfere.

“It was a local matter, even though it is all about a political brawl between the two godfathers in the state. The president will not interfere and has resisted any form of pressure. However, the two godfathers are his friends and he is not interested in taking sides,” a Source from the presidency spoke anonymously on Sunday night.