The removal of Kano Emir Sanusi has been officially confirmed through the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Federal High Court’s ruling, signed by the registrar’s office,
indicating that Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi has been removed from his position.
The two sides have been declaring triumph since Justice Muhammadu Liman’s ruling on Thursday, but according to a copy of the CTC that was provided to reporters in Abuja, the court invalidated Emir Sanusi’s reinstatement.
There has been a dispute with the House of Assembly’s revision to the Emirates law in Kano for approximately a month now.
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This has impacted the installation of Emir Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano by the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, following the removal of Sanusi from office as Kano’s emir.
The court ruled that the previous injunction instructing the parties to preserve the status quo is still in effect.
Alhaji Aminu Babba Dangundi, the plaintiff, had sued the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Department of State Services, the Kano State government,
The Speaker of the Kano State Assembly, the Attorney General of Kano State, the Commissioner of Police, and the Inspector General of Police in suit number FHC/KN/CS/ 1382/2024.
In defiance of the directive from ‘this Honourable Court,’ the plaintiff requested for an order declaring the actions of the second and third defendants in enacting the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law, 2024 to be void.
Additionally, he asked the court to issue an order voiding the 23rd Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law, 2024’s provisions,
Which allowed the 1st and 4th defendants to appoint Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusl as the 16th Emir of Kano, in violation of the May 23, 22024,court order.
‘That every step taken by the defendants in pursuance of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) LAW, 2024,
Are hereby annulled and set aside;’ declared Justice Lima following his hearing from the attorneys involved in the case.
Nevertheless, the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) LAW, 2024, which is the focus of the substantive lawsuit, remains lawful notwithstanding this judgment.
‘That the previous directive parties to uphold the status quo,’ the ante is still in place.
Police justification for disobeying the government’s order
AIG Usaini Gumel, the state commissioner of police for Kano, has provided justifications for defying Governor Yusuf’s order to remove Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th emir of Kano, from his tiny castle in Nassarawa.
Governor Yusuf gave the CP instructions on Thursday night to take Bayero out of the Nassarawa tiny palace where he is now living through the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi.
In a Friday interview in Kano, the commissioner of police stated that complying with the governor’s order of removal would be equivalent to ‘jumping the gun.’
He said that the State High Court had received a complaint from the same government that issued the directive regarding the eviction judgment that is scheduled on Monday, June 24, 2024.
Because the government has filed a case at the State High Court against the eviction order, which is scheduled to be heard on Monday, June 24, 2024, the police will not be evicting Bayero.
‘The government is acting prematurely as they have already filed a case over the eviction order, which is scheduled for June 24, 2024.
Because we don’t know what will happen in court, if we follow the order, it will be as though we are preempting the court, he said.
Meanwhile, Aminu Ado Bayero’s current residence, the Nassarawa tiny palace, has increased protection.
According to our reporter, who went to the mini palace just prior to the Juma’at prayer, there were rumors that additional security guards had been sent there in addition to those on the ground.
As the police had not yet removed Bayero as instructed by Governor Yusuf,
it was noted that all four major approaches leading to the tiny palace had been blocked off by security personnel.
Our correspondent was informed by one of Bayero’s followers, who wished to remain anonymous,
that Bayero was still in the small palace getting ‘traditional greetings’ from some of the traditional rulers who were devoted to him.
As I speak with you, Emir Aminu Ado Bayero is still in the miniature palace and is getting the ‘traditional greetings’ from those devoted to him, according to the source.
He refuted the reports circulating in some circles that the palace had a bulldozer positioned there in preparation for its demolition.
‘I’ve heard rumors that a bulldozer has been positioned near the Nassarawa small palace in preparation for its demolition in some places.
The insider continued, ‘This is propaganda from social media.
Why Gov. Alia will receive a stress-free second term – Gemade (2nd)
Senator Barnabas Gemade, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Said that Benue state governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia would win a second term in 2027 ‘without much stress.’
Speaking to APC supporters in Vandeikya, Gemade based his confidence on Alia’s accomplishments.
At the moment, the governor is on a ‘Thank you’ tour of the municipal governments of Konshisha and Vandiekya.
Gemade stated that the administration of Alia had done a great job over the past year and that the Jechira people, in particular, as well as the Benue people in general, were firmly in support of it.
‘Aper Aku, who was ranked first previously, is competing with Alia, whose scorecard is better than any governor in Benue,’ he stated.
Gov. Alia bemoaned the state’s lack of development in his speech, claiming that previous governments had failed to advance it.
He said that the state’s dramatic change was divinely ordained and meant to bring back the once-gloryful state.
‘Benue was transported back 40 years ago, a long time ago. Great heroes intervened while continuing to do their pieces and release the individuals.
God wants you to work with a select group of governors who have shown a deep love for both their state and humanity, and this is one of the reasons for it.
‘In order to ensure that our children grow up to be extremely successful and forward-thinking, we need to restore development and put them back on the pedestal that belongs in the classroom.
‘The work we have completed in the past year to renovate schools, hospitals, build roads, and provide electricity, among many other things, is just the tip of the iceberg,’ he remarked.
For ‘his laudable initiatives aimed at putting the country back on the fast lane of development,’ President Bola Tinubu received praise from Alia.
He claimed that these aspirational initiatives were aimed toward:
‘He said that these grandiose initiatives also aimed to better the lives of the hordes of young people without jobs, enabling them to become employers of labor and economically viable. (NANO)