Zainab, daughter of the late Emir of Kano Ado Bayero, has sought Governor Abba Yusuf’s help for a house and financial support.
Bayero, who di£d on June 6, 2014 at age 83, was the longest-serving emir in Kano’s history after he ruled from 1963 to 2014.
In an interview with PremiumTimes on Friday, August 23, Zainab said: “I know a lot of people will be very surprised that the daughter of an Emir is in this kind of situation. Being born into a polygamous home, there are a lot of intrigues and divisions.
The whole thing started when my daddy di£d; his d£ath left a void within the family. Everyone was alone, especially me, my mother and my younger brother. We were not given a part of his (my father’s) estate, so we were left in a terrible situation, which has been going on for ten years.
We’ve been trying to survive and find ways to get back on our feet and return to a proper environment—to have a home, not renting or moving from hotel to hotel. We would love the governor to help us buy or give us money to get a house here in Lagos.
Since our father’s d£ath, we believe it would be better to relocate to Lagos and start a new life for safety and freedom and to live our lives the way we want.
Welcome to the real world. Earn your keep just like everyone else. No handout, we don’t have a welfare state.