Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano has offered an appointment letter to the reinstated Emir of Gaya, Aliyu Abdulkadir.
Abdulkadir was reinstated on Wednesday, while the governor appointed other emirs as second-class emirs on the same day.
This comes after Yusuf signed the bill creating three second-class emirates in the state on Tuesday.
In a statement on Thursday, the spokesperson of the Kano government, Bature Dawakin Tofa, said Abdulkadir’s reinstatement was “based on merit”.
The statement read, “You may recall that the Emir of Gaya was the only one who accepted the will of Almighty Allah at the time when the five emirates were dissolved and all emirs deposed.
“The Emir of Gaya arrived at the Kano Government House accompanied by all the kingmakers and other titleholders of the emirate.”