Kano—A Federal High Court in Kano has nullified the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. However, the Kano State government swiftly responded, asserting that Sanusi remains the Emir.
Following the court’s decision, the state government directed Ado Bayero to vacate the Gidan Nassarawa mini palace, which is slated for demolition. This development came after Alhaji Aminu Babba-Dan’agundi, represented by his counsel Ibrahim Aliyu-Nasarawa, filed a motion to prevent the implementation of the Kano State Emirate (Repeal) Law 2024. This law had dissolved the five emirates created in 2019 and reinstated Sanusi as Emir, replacing Aminu Ado Bayero.
Babba-Dan’agundi challenged the legality of Bayero’s removal, prompting a court battle involving multiple respondents, including the Kano State Government, the Kano State House of Assembly, and several security agencies.
Justice Abdullahi Muhammad-Liman declared that all actions taken by the state government under the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024 are null and void but did not invalidate the law itself. He ordered the parties to maintain the status quo until the case’s final determination.
Despite the ruling, the Kano State government, through the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Isa Dederi, insisted that Sanusi remains the legitimate Emir. Dederi emphasized that the court upheld the validity of the law and all actions taken before the interim order, including the abolition of the five emirates and the deposition of the emirs.
The government has instructed the state commissioner of police to remove Bayero from Gidan Nassarawa, as plans for its renovation are already underway. The government maintains that Sanusi’s reappointment occurred before the court’s interim order, solidifying his position as the Emir of Kano.
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