Kano Emirate Council

In 1903, British forces captured Kano. The 7th emir of Kano, who was in Sokoto when Kano was occupied, was captured and exiled to Lokoja where he died in 1926. Conflict with local government In 2019, the emirate was split into five by the Kano state government, calving off Emirates of Bichi, Karaye, Gaya and Rano, in addition to the substantially reduced Kano Emirate. This decision was spearheaded by the local Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in an effort to minimise the influence of the Kano emir. Sanusi had been known to criticise the government and, more directly, the governor himself. This conflict ultimately culminated with the forced ousting of Sanusi as emir in March 2020, following accusations that he had "total disrespect" for the local government. Sanusi was replaced as emir by Aminu Ado Bayero. His reinstatement proved controversial, with conflicting court orders simultaneously ordering the Kano government to remove Sanusi as emir (issued by the Federal High Court), while the Kano State High Court restrained local authorities (such as the police) from removing Sanusi as emir. In addition, Aminu Ado Bayero (who had replaced Sanusi as emir 4 years prior) refused to leave his palace in Nasarawa. On 20 June 2024, another court order, from the Federal High Court of Kano, was announced which nullified the Kano Emirate Council (Amendment No. 2) Law (which had reinstated Sanusi as Emir and destroyed the emirates Bichi, Karaye, Gaya, and Rano). In conflict with this view, the Kano State Government responded to the aforementioned court order, and stated that it had in-fact affirmed their decision to abolish the emirates and reinstate Sanusi as Emir of Kano. In July 2024, the government of Kano State re-established the emirates of Karaye, Gaya, and Rano as second-class emirates under the authority of the first-class Emirate of Kano. This decision re-established the emirates created previously created in 2019, but retained the overall authority of Kano over them; their emirs would be answerable to the emir of Kano. Notably, Bichi Emirate was not re-established. ==Government==

Under the British indirect administrative structure the Emir was the sole Native Authority subordinate to the supervision of the British Colonial Resident. Hakimai (Chiefs) assisted the Emir in the administration of the Emirate and under a re-organization by Dr. Cargill the Resident of Kano province the Hakimai were posted out of the capital to the Districts as District Heads. The Cargill re-organization made each Hakimi to have a contiguous territory where he resided at the headquarters and administered on behalf of the Emir and the Jakadu were eliminated. The powerful slave officials were also not given any territories and their previous possessions were given to the free born Hakimai most of whom belonged to the Sullubawa ruling clan with one each from the Yolawa, Jobawa, Danbazawa, Sullubawan Tuta who became the Kingmakers that appoint the Emir. ==Commerce==

The British encouraged the production of commodities for export as raw materials for British industries. In Kano groundnut and cotton were encouraged. Kano Province became the largest producer of groundnut in Nigeria and by the 1960s during good harvest it was producing about half million tons of the commodity. The export of cotton was not as high as groundnut because the local textile craftsmen used it until later when their products became less competitive compared to imported items. The railway was a great facilitator of colonial economic transformation. It reached Kano in 1912 and it helped the province to maintain its economic edge over other provinces. Apart from the ease of transportation it also brought many migrant laborers and semi-skilled people from other parts of Nigeria and they formed the nucleus of Sabon Gari a new district created for them outside the city of Kano. ==Emirs==

Emirs during and after the colonial period: • Muhammad Abbass (ruled 1903–1919) • Usman II (ruled 1919–1926) • Abdullahi Bayero (ruled 1926–1953) • Muhammadu Sanusi (ruled 1954–1963) • Muhammad Inuwa (ruled 1963) • Ado Bayero (ruled 1963– 6 June 2014) • Muhammadu Sanusi II (8 June 2014 - 9 March 2020) • Aminu Ado Bayero (9 March 2020 – 23 May 2024) • Muhammadu Sanusi II (23 May 2024 – present) ==See also==