The longest-serving councillor and eldest member of the Kano Emirate Council, Abbas Sanusi has passes away at the age of 92.
The late prince, who held the prestigious title of Galadiman Kano, passed away on Tuesday in Kano after a long illness. A prominent figure in the Emirate, Abbas Sanusi had been a member of the Kano Emirate Council since the late 1950s. In 1959, he was appointed Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida and District Head of Ungogo by his father, Emir Sanusi I.
In 1962, during the reign of Emir Muhammadu Inuwa, he was promoted to Dan Iyan Kano, and later, under Emir Ado Bayero, he was elevated to the title of Wambai of Kano. He was eventually granted the prestigious title of Galadiman Kano during the first reign of his nephew, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Born in 1933 in Bichi, the late prince began his education at Kofar Kudu Elementary School in 1944, before continuing at Kano Middle School (now Rumfa College) in 1948.
Among his children is Abdullahi Abbas, the current chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano.
His funeral prayer will take place at the Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu, Kano, on Wednesday.
