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Kano state Governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on Saturday, presented the staff of office to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Sanusi, former CBN governor, was appointed the 14th Emir of Kano on June 8, 2014 after the death of Alhaji Ado Bayero, on June 6, 2014.
The ceremony was held at the newly constructed Coronation Hall at the Government House.
Dignitaries who attended the ceremony include Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar El-kanemi.
Others are Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Also in attendance were the governors of Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Yobe, Niger, Edo, Kwara and Borno, members of the diplomatic corps and members of the business community.