A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State has sacked the recently reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II and reinstated Ado Bayero as the Emir of the ancient city.
The court, in the judgment delivered earlier today (Thursday 20th June 2024) set aside the Kano State Emirate Law 2024, which dissolved the five Emirates in Kano State
The law was also relied upon to re-appoint the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was dethroned by Ganduje in 2020, as the 16th Emir of Kano.
The court dismissed all steps taken by the Kano State government to repeal the Kano Emirates Council Law relied upon by the state to dethrone the 15th Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero and four others.
Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, while delivering judgment set aside the action of the Kano government, ordering parties to maintain the status quo.
Recall that the Kano House of Assembly had repealed the law enthroning the 15th Emir and established of additional four emirate councils – Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya, by the immediate past governor of the state, Dr, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The incumbent governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf had implemented the repealed law by dethroning Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano to reinstall the dethroned 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.
A kingmaker in the former Kano emirate, Aminu Babba Danagundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, had dragged the state government to court to challenge the propriety of the law and asked the court, through his counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), to declare it null and void.
The judge held that the defendants were aware of the interim order granted by the court but chose to ignore it and went ahead with implementation of the law.
The judge held that he would assume his coercive powers to enforce compliance with his order.
However, the judge transferred the case to Justice Simon Amobeda for continuation in view of his elevation to the Court of Appeal.
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