Osinbajo jets to Kano for Emir’s coronation
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday led other top government functionaries to the coronation of Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero.
The vice-president’s jet landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport from where he and his entourage proceeded to Sani Abacha Stadium, venue of the coronation.
In his entourage were Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu.
Governors at the occasion included Aminu Masari of Katsina, Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi States.
Others were Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.
Ministers, National Assembly members, diplomats, traditional rulers, religious leaders and business tycoons also graced the occasion.
There were also representatives of traditional rulers from Niger Republic and Cameroon.
Born in 1961, Emir Aminu Ado-Bayero is the 15th Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan.
He ascended the throne on March 9, 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje.
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