ADO BAYERO : EMIR OF KANO IS DEAD

Emir of Kano,Alhaji Dr. Ado Abdullahi Bayero, 83, (CFR, LLD, JP) is dead. He was the emir Emir of Kano in Nigeria, a position he held from 1963 to his death. He was a former ambassador to Senegal.

He was the son of Abdullahi Bayero dan Muhammad Abbas. Ado Bayero was the 13th Fulani emir since the Fulani War of Usman dan Fodio.  He was one of the strongest and powerful emirs in the history of the Hausa land. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Meanwhile, the embattled former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria may be turbaned as the next Emir of Kano.