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Just In: Ganduje signs emirate council bill, threatens to punish errant emirs
By Nazifi Dawud
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has signed into law the Emirate Council Bill 2019 hours after it was passed by the Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday, threatening to punish any emir who disobeys the new law.
Kano Focus reports that Mr Ganduje signed the bill at Coronation Hall, Government House in the presence of top government officials and party chieftains.
In his brief remarks, the governor said the new emirates would bring development closer to the people in their domains.
“We need sustainable socio-economic development for our dear state. We need further improvement in the security system and well being of our people,” he said, according to a statement by Abba Anwar, his chief press secretary.
Mr Ganduje also warned all five emirs in the state to respect the provision of the emirate law, threatening to dethrone anyone who strays.
“Any Emir or any traditional ruler who goes against the provision of this Law, such a person will definitely face the music. He will surely be punished without any wasting of time,” he added.
He also told district heads who previously refused to pay homage to the new emirates to do so, warning that “if you refuse to pay homage…then prepare for being dethroned.”
The emirate bill was earlier passed by the assembly without conducting a public hearing contrary to expectations of members of the public that the bill would follow standard procedures of passage.
Kano Focus reports that the bill has officially restored the four emirates in Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye local government areas, which were previously nullified by a Kano high court.
This newspaper reports that the lawmakers approved the passage of the bill after emerging from a brief private session.
The bill, first sent to the assembly on Monday by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje passed all three readings with little objections particularly from members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Nasiru Yusuf
Kano state has the highest sickle cell patients in Nigeria, a consultant haematologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital said.
KANO FOCUS reports that Dalha Halliru Gwarzo disclosed this in an interview with Hospital’s newsletter as part of the 2021 World Sickle Cell day.
He added that Lagos is the second state with highest number of sickle cell cases in the country.
Mr Gwarzo said India, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria constituted 90% of the sickle cell patients worldwide.
On the causes of sickle cell disease, Mr Gwarzo said it is a genetic inherited disease from parents who are either SS, or AS genotype as a result of genetic condition or mutation of abnormal form of red blood cell.
He advocated for compulsory screening of infants after birth and school children, pre-marital counseling/tests, subsidising cost of medication/treatment and mass sensitisation campaign on dangers of the disease.
Mr Gwarzo noted that, although there is no known cure for sickle cell disease, but developed countries are using a high technology for manipulation of the genetic cells by bone marrow and stem cells transplant, which cost about fifteen million Naira in countries like United States, Germany, United Kingdom and Canada.
Nasiru Yusuf
Kano State High Court has sentenced Paul Owne to 104 years without option of fine for abducting under five children and sold them in Onitsha, Anambra state.
KANO FOCUS reports that Mr Owne was reported to have conspired with six others in committing the crime.
Delivering the judgement on Friday Justice Zuwaira Yusuf sentenced the convict after pleaded guilty to all his 38 count charge against him by Kano State Government.
The court upheld that the convict was found guilty in count 2, 8, 9, 2, 27 and 34 therefore convicted him to 7 years each without option of fine in addition with the sum of N100,000 fine.
Similarly, the court found Owne guilty in count 3, 5, 10, 11, 22, 28 and 38 head count he was sentenced to 7 years.
Mrs Yusuf said the action of Owne was in contravention of count 4, 12, 13, 29 and 38, she convicted him to 4 years on each count without option of fine.
She ordered that all the count shall run Consecutively.
The 5 other defendants who pleaded not guilty to all the charges read over to them namely: Ogbono, Emanuel Igwe, Loise Duru, Monica Oracha and Chinelo Ifedigwe.
Kano Focus reports that the Kano Police Command had rescued nine missing children and paraded six Igbo persons who have confessed to abducting the kids, renaming and forcefully converting them to Christianity before selling them in Onitsha, Anambra state.
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