A Kano High Court on Friday
dismissed an application of four Kano Emirate Kingmakers to stop newly
installed Emirs from parading themselves as Emirs.
The presiding judge, Justice
Ahmed Tijjani Badamosi dismissed the application by the kingmaker’s counsel,
Barr. Suraj Saida, SAN, that the Emirs can continue going about their lawful
activities as Emir of their Emirates.
Justice Ahmed Tijjani Badamosi
then adjourned the matter to June 27th for further mentioning and to ensure
accelerated hearing in the suit.
The defendants in the suit were
represented by the immediate past Attorney General of the state, Barr. Ibrahim
Muktar.
The Babamosi-led court had
earlier granted the order of the applicants, directing the Kano state government,
Speaker House of Assembly and six other defendants to maintain status quo until
the determination of the substantive suit.
Kano state government upgraded
the four new emirate councils to first-class status following the passage and
assent of appointment and deposition of emirate council law 2019, by the state
House of Assembly.
The four kingmakers in Kano
Emirate had sued Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for creating four new emirates and
appointing first-class emirs for them.
Other plaintiffs joined in the
suit are the Speaker of the Kano House of Assembly, the Kano House of Assembly
and the Attorney General of Kano State.
The new emirs: Tafida
Abubakar-Ila, Ibrahim Abdulkadir, Ibrahim Abubakar ll, and Aminu Ado-Bayero
were joined in the suit.
Also, the Plaintiffs in the suit
are Madakin Kano, District head of Dawakintofa, Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano,
District head of Wudil, Abdullahi Sarki-Ibrahim; Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta,
District head of Gabasawa, Bello Abubakar and Sarkin Ban Kano, District head of
Dambatta, Mukhtar Adnan.
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