Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- A former military head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has been appointed the head of a committee to intervene in the emirates crisis in Kano State, an official has said.

The 11-member committee also includes two state governors, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Aminu Masari of Katsina. Both governors are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), same as the Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje. The other eight members are northerners who have held top positions in private and public practice.

Details of the 11-member committee were contained in a statement signed by Adamu Fika, the Wazirin Fika of Yobe State.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Ganduje's administration created four new emirates in Kano and appointed first-c...