The most senior councillor and eldest member of the Kano Emirate Council, Abbas Sanusi, has passed away at the age of 92.
The late prince, who held the prestigious title of Galadiman Kano, died on April 1 in Kano following a prolonged illness.
A member of the Kano Emirate Council since the late 1950s, Abbas Sanusi was first appointed as Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida and district head of Ungogo by his father, Emir Sanusi I, in 1959.
In 1962, during the reign of Emir Muhammadu Inuwa, he was elevated to the title of Dan Iyan Kano. Later, under Emir Ado Bayero, he assumed the position of Wambai of Kano.
During the first reign of his nephew, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, he was further elevated to the esteemed title of Galadiman Kano.
