Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero is dead

Paramount traditional leader, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero is dead.  A family source has disclosed that the Emir died early Friday morning in Kano, the state capital.

Alhaji Dr. Ado Abdullahi Bayero (CFR, LLD, JP) was born on July 25, 1930. He has been the Emir of Kano since 1963. He was a former Ambassador to Senegal. He was the son of Abdullahi Bayero dan Muhammad Abbas.

Ado Bayero is the Emir of Kano and the son of Abdullahi Bayero, the former emir, who reigned for 27 years. Muhammadu Sanusi who was Ado Bayero's half brother ruled after their father from 1953-1963. Following his dethronement in 1963, Muhammadu Inuwa ruled only for three months. 

After his death, Ado Bayero ascended the throne in October 1963. Bayero is one of the longest-serving emirs in the emirate's history. During his tenure, the emirate has been transformed from a powerful native authority into a custodian of Hausa language and Islamic traditions.

 Bayero's palace plays host to official visits by many government personnel and foreigners, but in 1981 Governor Abubakar Rimi restricted traditional homage paid by village heads to Ado Bayero and excised some domains from his emirate. 

In 1984, a travel ban was placed on the emir and his friend Okunade Sijuwade. Although the military are sometimes seen as relying on traditional rulers for support, many military regimes in the past reduced the powers of traditional rulers such as Bayero.

Bayero is a former chancellor of the University of Nigeria and currently the chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He has served as the chief of the Kano police. He was installed the Emir of Kano on October 22, 1963, becoming the 13th Fulani emir of Kano and the 56th ruler of the Kano Kingdom.He died on the 6th of June 2014.