Premium News reports that one of the most powerful members
of the Kano emirate council, the Galadiman Kano, Tijjani Hashim, is
dead. He was 79. An emirate source confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that the
Galadima died in the early hours of today (Monday) in Abuja. The source,
who declined to be named because the emirate council is yet to make an
official pronouncement on the development, said arrangements were
already in progress to fly Mr. Hashim’s remains from Abuja for burial at
about 2 p.m. in Kano.
He also said the emirate council is yet to get the
official cause of the death of the deceased because according to him ”
we are aware he traveled to Abuja and only heard he died this morning,”
he said. When contacted, the Dan Maje Kano, Munir Sanusi, confirmed Mr.
Hashim’s passing.
“Yes, it is true,” he said. “I’m at the Kano airport expecting his remains because his burial has been scheduled for 2. p.m.”
As the Galadima, Mr. Hashim was the most senior prince in
Kano Emirate and was by birth, like the current emir, Sanusi II, an heir
to the throne of the Emir of Kano when the late emir Ado Bayero died
recently, Although the Galadima’s father was never an emir, his grand
father, Abbas, ruled Kano from 1903 to 1919.
The late Hashim was a a very close ally of the late
Premier of the north and Sardauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello. He served as a
regional minister under the Sardauna. Mr. Hashim was arguably the most
powerful member of the Kano emirate council and was close to virtually
all presidents and head of state of northern extraction.
He is also reported to be very close to current Vice President, Namadi Sambo.
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