Ado Bayero Celebrates 50 Years On Throne As Emir Of Kano The Emir of Kano Ado Bayero celebrated 50 years of reign as the ruler of the emirate today as he asked Kano residents, traditional title holders, politicians and whosever feels offended by the 50 years of his reign to forgive him. The Emir was speaking during a special Durba organized to mark his golden jubilee as he celebrate fifty years on the throne of Kano emirate. Thousands of people including the Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo converged to witness the traditional Durba. Three years after the Nigeria’s independent, Alhaji Ado Bayero was turbaned the emir of Kano from the Fulani dynasty of the Emir Abdullahi Bayero. 52 years down the line, the emir was said to have exemplified a leadership style that transformed the ancient city of Kano into more vibrant commercial center of northern Nigeria. Part of the emir’s legacy was preaching for peace and unity among different ethnic group, call for meaningful and sustainable leadership as well tolerance and hospitality among others. “My people, I urged you to continue to leave in peace with each other; for me, I have no grudges with any one and for those who offended me knowingly or unknowingly I forgive them, and those who felt I step on their toes intentionally or unintentionally I seek forgiveness from them all.” It would be recalled that the Emir of Kano survived an attempt to murder him when his convoy was waylaid and attacked losing a few of his aides in the process. For the sultan of Sokoto Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar, the Emir’s fifty years on the throne of Kano emirate was a blissful period for the people of Kano state and indeed the traditional institutions in Northern Nigeria as he pray for peace and stability in the Boko haram affected areas of Yobe and Maiduguri. Highlight of the celebration was the colourful horse riding and paying homage to the emir by the district heads and other traditional title holders.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:21:32 +0000
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