Kano Emirate tussle: Court fixes 13th June to rule on jurisdiction

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The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has fixed 13th June, 2024 to rule on whether it has jurisdiction or not to entertain the Kano Emirate tussle.

L-R: 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II; Kanor Governor, Abba Yusuf; and 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero

The respondents in the suit are Kano State Government as 1st respondent, Kano State House of Assembly , Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly , Attorney General of Kano State , Kano Commissioner of Police , Inspector General of Police, IGP , NSCDC and DSS as 7th and 8th respondents respectively. “The applicant as a member of Kano emirate Kingmakers ought to have been involved in the reinstatement of the new emir.

He argued that the law has gone through legislative processes, first, second and third reading and the order came only after the action was done and his client was only served on a Monday of the following week.“We filed a written address dated June 3 and filed June 6. In the constitution, only the Kano State House of Assembly has the authority and power to make law.

“The 2019 Kano emirate council law which gave the power to the applicant at the time of filing his action was abolished so he ceased to be a kingmaker as of the time he filed the action because the governor has already accented to the law.”

 

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