As the emirship tussle in Kano degenerates, the 12 members of the main opposition All Progressives Congress in the state House of Assembly, on Tuesday, pledged allegiance to the 15th Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero.
The 12 APC Assembly members led by the Minority Leader, Labaran Abdul Madari, paid homage to Ado Bayero at the Nassarawa Palace after the Assembly’s plenary session on Tuesday.
Kano has been enmeshed in crisis since the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano at the weekend, following the repeal of the five emirate councils by Governor Abba Yusuf.
The reinstated Sanusi and the dethroned Ado Bayero have refused to obey different court orders asking them to vacate the palace.
The stalemated situation has continued to generate tension in the city.
Different organisations, including the police, ulamas, eminent figures, lawyers, politicians have tried to intervene to resolve the matter but both sides have refused to budge.
But just as the APC lawmakers in the state Assembly paid a visit to Ado Bayero, Kantin Kwari Market Traders Association visited Sanusi on Tuesday.
The delegation of the traders led by the state’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, was at the emir’s palace, Kofar Kudu to register their allegiance and loyalty to the monarch.
Sanusi enjoined the traders to uphold the principles of honesty and fairness in all their business transactions, noting that Kano remains a leading commercial centre, attracting merchants from outside the country because of the contribution of traders.
The reinstated emir has continued to receive visitors coming to pay homage since Sunday when 40 district heads and title holders pledged their allegiance.
It was gathered that vigilante groups and local hunters (Yan Tauri) are still keeping vigil at the palace.
At the Gidan Rumfa offices of the emir, some DSS operatives were observed manning the entrance to the building.
