Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved the appointment of Aliyu Ibrahim as the new Emir of Gaya emirate.
The appointment was announced by the secretary to the Kano state government, Usman Alhaji, at a press conference at the Kano government house on Sunday.
Usman said the appointment followed the recommendation of the kingmakers after providing the names of three candidates.
The appointment followed the recommendation of the Gaya Emirate Kingmakers after presentation of three candidates from which the governor approved the appointment of Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya.
The new emir succeeds Ibrahim Abdulkadir, his late father, who died on Wednesday at 91.
Ibrahim was the ciroman of Gaya before his appointment as emir of Gaya.
According to report, Ganduje created four emirates Ganduje in 2019 when he split the Kano emirate into five: Gaya, Rano, Bichi and Karaye.
Until the creation of the four new emirates, Kano had one emir just like Sokoto state.
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