Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuff, has established the Kano Elders Council to function an advisory physique to the federal government.
This was contained in a press release issued to journalists by the governor's spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin Tofa, on Sunday.
He famous that the state is blessed with numerous elders and former leaders who’ve reached the top of their careers and are nonetheless lively and wholesome.
The Council of Elders consists of former Governors, Vice Governors, Presidents of the Senate, Audio system of the Home of Representatives, Audio system of the Home of Representatives, Vice Audio system, retired Judges of the Supreme Courtroom, retired Judges of the Courtroom of Enchantment, former Chief Justices of the State, former Secretaries of the State Authorities and former Heads of State Civil Service, all natives of the State.
As well as, the council contains Ulama management, enterprise group, conventional rulers, former heads of safety businesses from Kano State and different outstanding elders to be recognized and appointed by the federal government.
“These elders have a wealth of data, knowledge and expertise, and his administration will purposefully search to leverage their multi-faceted experience,” the governor famous.
Based on the assertion, the date for the inauguration of the council can be introduced later.
The Supreme Courtroom on Friday confirmed Yusuff's election as governor of the state, overruling decrease courts' choices to dismiss him.
The tribunal had put aside Yusuf Abba of the New Nigeria Peoples Celebration victory after declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid. The tribunal discovered that the deducted votes got here from poll papers that had not been stamped or signed.
He then went to the courtroom of appeals for reduction. The Courtroom of Enchantment upheld the tribunal's resolution and faulted the decrease courtroom for failing to disqualify the governor.
The courtroom of attraction dominated that the governor was not correctly sponsored by the New Nigeria Peoples Celebration, thereby violating the provisions of Article 177 (c) of the Structure.
Nonetheless, the Supreme Courtroom upheld his election victory.
