Emir of Kano to marry girl child as new wife

Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano is set to marry his heartthrob simply identified as Hajiyayye, in Dorayi area of Kano metropolis, Daily Nigerian reports.

The 60-year-old monarch and 15th Fulani Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan, has been married to only one wife for over three decades and they have four children together.

According to the publication, plans have been on top gear between the representatives of the royal family and the family of the fiancee.

The report says there won’t be pomp and pageantry as “the emir is reclusive” and the family of his fiancee are “ordinary people”

It added that the wedding will take place in a matter of days or weeks. It was adjourned several times in the past, and since it will be a low key event, it can take place any moment.

In 1990, Aminu Ado Bayero was appointed Dan Majen Kano and district head of Dala by his father, Ado Bayero, before being promoted to Dan Buram Kano in October of the same year.

In 1992, he was promoted to Turakin Kano and to Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida Kano in 2000. He also served as the chairman of the Kano emirate durbar committee.

In 2014, the then emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, promoted him to Wamban Kano, thereby, transferring him from Dala to Kano municipal where he succeeded Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Tijani Hashim as the district head. In 2019, he was appointed emir of Bichi by the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Born in 1961, the monarch is the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan. He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.