Late Emir of Kano, Ado BayeroThe Governor of Kano state, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has saved the daughter of late Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and her mother from being ejected from their rented Lagos residence by moving fast to settle the rent bill a few hours to the deadline of the eviction notice they were served.
The Governor’s spokesperson Sanusi Bature was believed to have arrived in Lagos in the early hours of today, June 25, to meet with the General Manager of the apartment where the Ado Bayero family have lived since early this year, Sunel Kumar, who vowed to evict them by 3pm today.
The governor’s intervention followed an outcry in the newspapers by Princess Zainab Bayero on behalf of her mother and brother who were allegedly neglected by the royal family after the death of Emir Ado Bayero.
Zainab Ado Bayero is a documentary producer who recently worked on the personality profile and documentary of her late father, Ado Abdullahi Bayero.
Receiving the representative of Kano state Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa in Lagos, Zainab and her mother expressed appreciation for the gesture of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in rescuing them at the right time.
“You came at the right time. We were about to be forcefully evicted from the facility for our inability to pay the rent. They said today is final. We must move out by 3:00 pm and you came just fifteen minutes to the time. They have already mobilised youths to remove us out of the apartment. Alhamdulillah for your arrival” Zainab appreciated.
On his own part, the representative of Kano state Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa said that the governor’s humanitarian intervention was due to the fact that many citizens of Kano feel that the matter did not portray the royal family and Kano in good light. “They are not only members of the Royal Family, they are our Muslim sisters and brothers, currently in need.”
