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Sanusi Ado Bayero

Member of the Kano royal family (b. )

Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero (born 1 April ) is the eldest son of Ado Bayero and the brother of dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero. He was the Chiroma (Crown Prince) of Kano from to ;[1] and was titled Wambai (a prestigious title) of Kano by his brother.[2]

Early life

Family

Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero was born on 1 April , during the reign of his uncle Emir Muhammadu Sanusi I.

His father, Ado Bayero, was the brother of the Emir, and later became Emir of Kano from to He is the eldest son and first child of his father; his mother was his fathers cousin. He was born at his father's house: Filin Chiranchi (Chiranchi Field), where his father stayed before becoming the Emir of Kano. Sanusi Ado later made the house his official residence in Kano.[3]

Sanusi Ado is the eldest primogeniture of the royal family, and is revered by the emirate and people.

His younger siblings include current Emir of Kano: Aminu Ado Bayero and Nasiru Ado Bayero the Emir of Bichi.[4] His nephew, Muhammadu Sanusi II (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) succeeded his father as Emir of Kano from to , when he was dethroned by the state government.[5]

Education

Sanusi Ado received his primary education at the Rano Boarding Primary School from to He attended Rumfa College in Kano from to , before later attending Government College, Birnin Kudu, one of the oldest prestigious government colleges in Northern Nigeria from to , where he was the head boy.

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He attended the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology in Zaria from to [1]

In , he proceeded to the Ecole International De La Langue Francoise in Paris, where he received a French diploma in He then proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, where he received a bachelor's degree in law in , and was called to the Nigerian Bar in After his call to the bar, he served his mandatory youth service as a lecturer at the Kaduna Polytechnic from to [1]

Early career

Sanusi Ado served in the Kano State Ministry of Justice as a state counsel from to ; and in founded a private practice Lamido & Co.

in Kano, before becoming legal adviser and company secretary of Kano State Investment and Properties between and He was the director general of the Kano State Council of Chiefs from to , and was later transferred to be the head of Special Duties of the Kano State Government between and Between and , he was the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Information, Youth and Culture.

In April , he was appointed the managing director of the Nigerian Port Authority,[6] he position he held until his removal in August [7]

Crown prince

In , Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero was crowned the Chiroma of Kano (Crown Prince), member of the Kano Emirate Council and District Head of Gwale by Emir Ado Bayero.

Succession

In , after fifty-one years on the throne his father, Ado Bayero died.[8] A bitter succession struggle over who'd succeed him emerged within the royal family between the Bayero and Sanusi houses.[9] As his eldest son and heir, Sanusi Ado was considered the natural successor and initial reports announced him as Emir.[10] On 8 June , his nephew Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was crowned Emir of Kano.[11] Sanusi Ado in protest decided to leave Kano.[12]

Exile and return

In , he was stripped of all his titles, after refusing to pay allegiance to Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.[13] After five years of royal exile and obscurity and with the dethronement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II and the subsequent enthronement of his younger brother Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir, in July , Sanusi Ado was reinstated his position in the Kano Emirate Council and made him Wamban Kano.[2][dead link&#;]

Personal life

Sanusi Ado speaks fluent Arabic, Hausa, English and French.

And he enjoys playing squash, reading, travelling, farming and horse-riding.[1]

Titles, styles and memberships

Memberships

  • In , he became the Chairman of City Walls and Gates
  • Member of the Inter-Faith Conference Fez, Morocco
  • Member of the board of several companies, organizations and NGOs
  • Member of the Doha Conference on Inter-Cultural and Civilization Dialogue
  • Member of the Task Force of the Next Generation Nigeria initiative by the British Council.[14]

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