Kano agog as Osinbajo, govs, ministers, others attend coronation of 15th emir of Kano

By Our Reporter

Kano residents came out en-masse on Saturday to welcome
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other dignitaries to the coronation of Emir of
Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
vice-president’s jet landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport from
where he and his entourage proceeded to Sani Abacha Stadium, venue of the
coronation.

In his entourage were Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to
President Muhammadu Buhari; Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, and
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu.

Governors at the occasion included Aminu Masari of Katsina,
Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.

Others were Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto,
Bello Matawalle of Zamfara and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.

Ministers, National Assembly members, diplomats, traditional
rulers, religious leaders and business tycoons also graced the occasion.

There were also representatives of traditional rulers from
Niger Republic and Cameroon.

Born in 1961, Emir Aminu Ado-Bayero is the 15th Emir of Kano
from the Fulani Sullubawa clan.

He ascended the throne on March 9, 2020, following the
deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governing Abdullahi Ganduje.
(NAN).