The Kano State Government announced on Saturday that Ibrahim Aliyu has been appointed as new Emir of Gaya.

In a statement released by State Secretary to the Government, Usman Alhaji, Gaya has officially becomes the second Emir of Kano after the demise of the first.

The statement partly read, “The Kano State Governor said by the power vested on him, he appointed Ibrahim Aliyu as the new Gaya Emirate, an appointment that follows the recommendation of the Gaya five Kingmakers.”

Until his appointment, Aliyu was the Ciroman Gaya and the eldest son of his late father, Emir Ibrahim Abdulkadir who died late last week.