Bashir Aminu, one of the princes who lost out in the contest
for the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna, has filed a suit against Nasir el-Rufai, the
governor, over the appointment of Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli.
Bamalli was appointed following the death of Shehu Idris,
the former emir, in September.
Ustaz Usman, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel
to Aminu, filed the suit on Monday before a Kaduna state high court.
The plaintiff, who holds the traditional title of Iyan
Zazzau, is seeking the court for a declaration that “having scored the highest
number of lawful votes cast by the kingmakers and thus selected by the said
kingmakers, he has thus acquired vested right to the stool of the Emir of
Zazzau from the date of his selection henceforth.”
The five kingmakers of Zazzau emirate had in September
forwarded a list of three shortlisted princes to the governor for consideration
and appointment of the new emir.
Among the shortlisted candidates were Aminu, who reportedly
scored 89 marks, Munir Jafaru who scored 87 marks, and Aminu Shehu Idris, son
of the late emir, who got 53 marks.
The three candidates were said to have been selected from
applications received by the kingmakers from 11 princes of the four ruling
houses of the emirate.
However, the governor rejected the list on the grounds that
the kingmakers excluded two interested candidates, and ordered for a fresh
selection process to include them.
On October 7, el-Rufai appointed Bamalli as the new emir.
Joined in the suit are the attorney-general of Kaduna state,
the Kaduna state council of chiefs, Zazzau emirate council, the five kingmakers
in the emirate, and the emir.
The reliefs sought in the suit read: “A declaration that the
plaintiff is still the Emir of Zazzau and is entitled to all rights and privileges
pertaining thereto.
“An order setting aside the purported appointment of the
10th defendant (Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli) as the Emir of Zazzau.
“An injunction restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
defendants from acting in the installation of the 10th defendant to the throne
of the Emir of Zazzau or presenting to the 10th defendant with the staff of
office until the final determination of this suit.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants
either by themselves, agents, privies, servants or through any person or
persons howsoever from treating, presenting or dealing with or installing the
10th defendant as the Emir of Zazzau.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 10th
defendant from parading, presenting or styling himself as the Emir of Zazzau or
from putting on or wearing any paraphernalia or insignia of the Emir of Zazzau.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th defendants from dealing with, treating, presenting, or dealing with
installing the 10th defendant as the Emir of Zazzau or handing over to him the
staff of office of the Emir of Zazzau.”
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