Brig Halliru Akilu congratulates new Sarkin Bai of Kano

A renowned retired military officer, Brigadier General Halliru Akilu has congratulated Dr Mansur Mukhtar for his emergence as the new Sarkin Bai of Kano and a kingmaker (council member), by his Royal Highness, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. The retired general in a letter addressed to the Sarkin Bai described the appointment […]

A renowned retired military officer, Brigadier General Halliru Akilu has congratulated Dr Mansur Mukhtar for his emergence as the new Sarkin Bai of Kano and a kingmaker (council member), by his Royal Highness, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.

The retired general in a letter addressed to the Sarkin Bai described the appointment as a well-deserved choice, calling on him to use the position in contributing to the social and economic development of Kano State and the country in general.

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He said “May I please write and congratulate you most heartily for being conferred with the traditional title of Sarkin Bai of Kano (kingmaker) and council member by his Royal Highness, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, OFR.”

“It is a well-deserved choice to honour you with such a title in recognition of your immense contributions to the social and economic development of your local environment in particular, Kano State and the nation in general,” he said in the letter.

He asked Allah to give him the strength to render good and honest services to the people of Kano and the nation in general in his new traditional assignment.