{"id":9827,"date":"2019-05-09T14:29:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T14:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=9827"},"modified":"2019-05-09T14:29:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T14:29:13","slug":"kano-fani-kayode-reacts-as-ganduje-finally-signs-bill-reducing-emir-sanusis-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/kano-fani-kayode-reacts-as-ganduje-finally-signs-bill-reducing-emir-sanusis-power","title":{"rendered":"Kano: Fani-Kayode reacts as Ganduje finally signs bill reducing Emir Sanusi\u2019s power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has reacted as the Kano State Government signed the Kano Emirs Appointment and Deposition Amendment Bill 2019, after its passage by the state assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The bill seeks the creation of four first-class Emirate Councils in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of more emirates will whittle down the influence of the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi.<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode, \u201cdeplored\u201d the attempt by \u201cpowers that be\u201d to destroy the Emir of Kano.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, the former Aviation Minister wrote: \u201cI have always had strong differences with Emir Sanusi of Kano, from the days we were together in the Progressive Action Movement (PAM) in 2000 up until the time he was Gov. of Central Bank but I have always respected him. 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