Kano State has lost another traditional ruler with the death on Wednesday of the Sarkin Ban Bichi, Wada Waziri.
Mr Waziri died from age-related illness at the age of 80.
He was Dambatta ‘s district head, and one of Bichi Emirate’s kingmakers, one of four emirates established in 2019 by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
During the late Hamza Abdullahi military government in Kano the deceased, a former civil servant and trade unionist, headed an environmental sanitation task force popularly known as ‘Ruwa-ruwa.’
In his message of condolence Governor Ganduje condoled the monarch ‘s death with the Bichi Emirate Council, the family of the deceased and the citizens of the state.
“May Allah give his families, the Emirate and the state, the fortitude to bear the great loss, His death was striking to the government, traditional and political leadership in the state,” Mr Ganduje said in a statement.
He portrayed the deceased as one of the foundations of the state’s traditional institution.
“Kano would forever remain appreciative of the contributions late Wada Waziri Ibrahim made to the development of the state and the nation in general.
“He was a great treasure as an elder, whose exemplary leadership qualities earned him all respect from his generation and the generation that follows,” Mr Ganduje said.
Kano has lost a number of traditional rulers over the past few months, with the death of Mr Waziri at least on the fourth this month.
The Emir of Rano, Tafida Abubakar Illa, died from an unidentified ailment at the Nassarawa Specialist Hospital on May 2 at the age of 74.
Isa Hashim, a retired professor who held the position of Jarman Kano in the Council of Kano Emirates, died in his home at the age of 86, after a short illness.
On May 10, Aminu Ado-Bayero, an uncle of the Emir of Kano, Yusuf Bayero (Dan’iyan Kano), died at age 78 after a prolonged illness.
