The Kano State Government has instructed the Bichi Emirate council to stop the turbaning ceremony of Salisu Ado Bayero, the younger brother of the Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado Bayero, as a district head in the Emirate.
In a letter addressed to the secretary of Bichi Emirate and signed by the permanent secretary of the Ministry for Local Government, Ibrahim M. Kabara, on behalf of Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, the Deputy Governor and also overseeing Commissioner of the ministry, the State Government stated that the ceremony should be postponed “due to certain urgent matters at this time.”
The letter partly reads: “Reference to the communication received from you via a letter with reference number Bichi/EM/Adm/018/Vol III/167 with the above caption dated 2nd February 2024. I am instructed to convey the government’s directives to suspend the exercise due to exigencies at the moment.”
