The most senior member of the Kano Emirate Council, Abbas Sanusi, has passed away at the age of 92.
Sanusi, who held the title of Galadiman Kano, died on Tuesday in Kano after a long illness.
He had been a key figure in the Kano Emirate Council since the late 1950s. His father, Emir Sanusi I, first appointed him as Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida and District Head of Ungogo in 1959.
In 1962, during the reign of Emir Muhammadu Inuwa, he was promoted to Dan Iyan Kano. Later, under Emir Ado Bayero, he became Wambai of Kano. He eventually attained the prestigious title of Galadiman Kano during the first reign of his nephew, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Sanusi was born in 1933 in Bichi. He began his education at Kofar Kudu Elementary School in 1944 and later attended Kano Middle School, now known as Rumfa College, in 1948.
One of his children, Abdullahi Abbas, is the current chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State.
His funeral prayer is scheduled to take place at the Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu, Kano, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
