Aminu Ado Bayero
| Aminu Ado Bayero | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Emir of Kano | |||||
| Reign | 9 March 2020 – 23 May 2024 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad Sanusi II | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad Sanusi II | ||||
| Born | 21 August 1961 Kano, Northern Region, Nigeria | ||||
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| House | Gidan Dabo | ||||
| Father | Ado Bayero | ||||
| Mother | Hasiya Ado Bayero | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Mal Aminu Ado Bayero (), CFR (born 21 August 1961) is the former Emir of Kano having served as the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan.[1] He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.[2] He was deposed as emir in 2024 after the Emirates law that had divided Kano into five Emirates was repealed. He is the chancellor of the University of Calabar and still lays claim to the throne of the Emir of Kano despite never serving as the Emir of the unified Kano Emirate.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Family
[edit]Aminu Ado Bayero was born on August 21, 1961. His father, Ado Bayero, was the Emir of Kano from 1963 to 2014[5] and the longest serving emir in the history of Kano. He is the second eldest son to the late emir. His siblings include his eldest brother Sanusi Ado Bayero, and Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi.[6] His father's grandnephew, Muhammadu Sanusi II succeeded his father as Emir of Kano from 2014 until 2020 when he was dethroned by the Kano State government.[7]
Education
[edit]Aminu received early Islamic education at home, where he learnt the Qur'an, Polythem, Islamic jurisprudence and Hadith (traditions of the acts and sayings of Muhammad). He attended Kofar Kudu Primary School and proceeded to Government College, Birnin Kudu. He studied mass communication at the Bayero University Kano and went to Flying College in Oakland, California.[8] He did his one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps at the Nigeria Television Authority in Makurdi.[9]
Early career
[edit]Bayero worked as a public relations officer at Kabo Air, before becoming a flight engineer.[10]
Titles and engagement
[edit]In 1990, he was appointed Dan Majen Kano and district head of Dala by his father, Ado Bayero, before being promoted to Dan Buram Kano in October of the same year.[11] In 1992, he was promoted to Turakin Kano and to Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida Kano in 2000. He also served as the chairman of the Kano emirate durbar committee.[12] In 2014, the then emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, promoted him to Wamban Kano, thereby, transferring him from Dala to Kano municipal where he succeeded Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Tijani Hashim as the district head.[10][13] In 2019, he was appointed emir of Kano by the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.[14][8]
In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.[15]
Emir of Kano
[edit]Accession and removal
[edit]He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by the Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Saturday 3 July 2021 presented staff of office to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.[16] In May 2023, a new governor ordered his dethronement and the reinstatement of the previous emir.[17] The deposed emir has since been defiant, refusing to acknowledge his removal, and occupying one of the mini-palaces belonging to the emirate.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Benson, Nneoma (9 March 2020). "Ganduje appoints Aminu Ado Bayero as 15th Fulani Emir of Kano". The ICIR. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Local power play ends the reign of northern Nigeria's emir of Kano · Global Voices". Global Voices. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c4nnxqlpwrxo=Those-wey-dethrone-me…’--Muhammadu-Sanusi-II-send-message-to-Ganduje-odas-afta-im-reinstatement-as-Emir-of-Kano/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Kano Emirate: History Repeats Itself 40 Years After". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "UPDATE: Late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, to be buried 4:00 p.m. | Premium Times Nigeria". 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ PRNigeria (9 March 2020). "Bayero's Sons, Aminu and Nasiru Become Emirs of Two Emirates in Kano". PRNigeria News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria's revered emir dethroned for 'disrespect'". BBC News. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b Mohammed, Farouk (9 March 2020). "Biography of Aminu Ado Bayero, the new Emir of Kano". okay.ng. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Adewale, Murtala (18 May 2019). "'The split of Kano Emirate was never my wish, but things change with time'". The Guardian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Kano_Emirate-Hakimai" (PDF). kanoemirate.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Alao, Abiodun (9 March 2020). "Five things to know about the new Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero". The Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Odeyemi, Joshua (9 March 2020). "Who is Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the new Emir of Kano?". Daily Trust Newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Adewale, Murtala (9 March 2020). "Aminu Ado Bayero may succeed Sanusi as emir of Kano". The Guardian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Unstoppable Ganduje presents letters to Emir Ado Bayero, 3 others". P.M. News. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Ganduje presents staff of office to Kano Emir, Bayero". Punch Newspapers. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Kano Gov Announces Return Of Sanusi As Emir - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com/. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Sobowale, Adetutu (25 May 2024). "Soldiers sighted in deposed Emir Ado Bayero's palace". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
