Aminu Ado Bayero Appointed as New Emir of Kano by Ganduje -

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Monday announced the appointment of Aminu Ado Bayero as the new Emir of Kano. The appointment was announced shortly after the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano. 

Bayero is the son of the 13th

Emir of Kano, Dr. Ado Abdullahi Bayero, who reigned from 1963 till his death in 2014. 

He replaced Sanusi who has been banished to Nasarawa. Sources said shortly after his dethronment, Sanusi was arrested and taken to Nasarawa State where he's expected to spend the rest of his life in asylum. Bayero was formerly Emir of Bichi. 

He was so named Emir of Bichi in 2019 after Ganduje divided the Kano Emirate into four. Bayero is a graduate of Mass Communication fron Bayero University in Kano.