On Thursday, June 20, a Federal High Court in Kano nullified the Kano Emirate Council (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2024, that scrapped four of the five emirates councils of the state last month and removed all the five emirs, including Aminu Ado-Bayero of Kano.
The presiding Judge, Justice Abdullahi Liman, declared all actions carried out following the passage of the Kano Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024 null and void.
Justice Liman had, however, ordered that parties should maintain the status quo.
The Court also granted the application of the respondents for a stay of proceedings pending the hearing and determination of the case at the Court of Appeal and transferred the case to Federal High Court 3.
The Kano Assembly repealed the law, after which Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf implemented it by dethroning Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano.
Governor Abba Yusuf, on 23 May, signed the bill that repealed the State Emirate Council Law 2019. The Kano State House of Assembly had earlier on the same day passed the bill that also dissolved the four emirates created by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Mr Yusuf immediately reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II the following day as the sole emir of Kano State.
But a title holder in Kano emirate, Aminu Dan’agundi, challenged the government’s decision at the Federal High Court.
As usual, Nigerians took to the comment section and shared their take on the court’s judgement. TimesNow.com.ng captured some of their reactions below:
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Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Emir Sanusi suffered a major setback in his battle to retain the Kano emirate from Aminu Ado Bayero.
The federal high court in Kano state ruled that the deposed Emir, Bayero, has the right to present his case in court.
On Thursday, June 13, Justice Liman declared that the dethroned Emir, Bayero has jurisdiction to be heard in court.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
