Justice Liman of Federal High Court has reportedly granted an ex-parte order stopping Governor Abba Yusuf led Kano State Government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
DAILY
NIGERIAN reported late Thursday that the suit against reinstatement of Sanusi
was filed by one Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba-Dan’Agundi.
Justice
Liman granted leave to the Plaintiff/Applicant to issue and serve their
Concurrent Originating Motion as well as all other court processes on the 6th
Defendant (IGP) in FCT Abuja and outside the jurisdiction of the Honourable
Court.
“That
parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage the
and
assent of the bill into pending hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.
“That
In view of the Constitutional and Jurisdictional Issues apparent on the
face of
the application, parties shall address the Court on same at the hearing of the
Fundamental
Rights application which is fixed for the 3rd of June, 2024.
“That
in order to maintain the peace and security of the state, an Interim Injunction
of this Honourable Court is granted restraining the Respondents from enforcing,
executing, implementing and operationalizing the Kano State Emirate Law Council
(Repeal) Law.
“That
parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage and assent
of the bill into pending the hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.
The
judge adjourned the case to 3rd June, 2024 for hearing of the Fundamental
Rights application.
Governor
Abba Yusuf had on Thursday officially announced the re-appointment of Emir
Sanusi shortly after signing a new bill on the Kano Emirate into law.
He
performed the signing at Ante-chamber, Government House before the Speaker of
Kano state House of Assembly, Hon. Ismaila Falgore and other Principal Officers
of the House.
Speaking
shortly after signing the law, Governor Yusuf described the event as historic,
and thanked the state of Assembly for performing their constitutional duties.
He said
the Kano state Emirate law 2019 that divided the over 1000 years Kano Emirate
into five has been repealed.
Governor
Yusuf announced the reappointment of Muhammad Sanusi 11 as the Emir of Kano and
gave the five Emirs appointed by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to
vacate their official residence and ove their instruments of power r to the
Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo who
doubles as the state Deputy Governor.
Our
Correspondent reports that earlier on Thursday, Kano State House of Assembly
passed the Kano Emirates Council bill 2024, abolishing the five Emirates
crested by Ganduje.
Ganduje
had carved out Bichi Gaya, Karaye, Rano and Kano Emirates , before dethroning
the former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11
With
the passage of the bill into law, the five Emirs in Kano have been dethroned.
However,
all offices created under the repealed law have been dissolved, and district
heads appointed or elevated under the previous legislation are to revert to
their former positions.
The
bill, titled the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2024, was
sponsored by Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, the Majority Leader and
representative of the Dala Constituency.
The
original law, enacted under former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on December
5, 2019, was amended twice: first on October 14, 2020, and again on April 11,
2023. Section 3(1) of the law had established the five distinct emirates,
distributing jurisdiction over the 44 local government areas in the state.
Following
the deposition of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi on March 9, 2020, the law was amended
to designate the Emir of Kano as the chairman of the council.
Section
12 of the law allowed the Governor to grade emir offices as first, second, or
third class with the Assembly’s approval.
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