May 24, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has granted an order, suspending the implementation of the repealed Kano Emirate law.
In a suit brought before the Presiding Judge, Justice A.M Liman, by Alhaji Aminu Bappa Dan Agundi (Sarkin Dawaki Babba), on Thursday, the Court averred that the implementation and the operation of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law, 2024 (1445 A.H) be suspended.
Justice Liman ordered that “an order of Interim Injunction of this honourable Court suspending not giving effect to, not implementing the Operation of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024 (1445 A.H), as they affect all offices and institutions of all the Emirate Councils created under the provision of Kano State Emirate Council Law, 2019, (1441 A.H).
“An order of Interim Injunction of this Honourable Court restraining the 5th – 8th Respondents from enforcing, executing, implementing and operationalising the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024.
“In the alternative to relief 3 above, an Order of Interim Injunction of this Honourable court for the maintenance and preservation of the subject matter and or the preservation of the status quo by all parties to this suit, pending the hearing and determination of the plaintiff/applicant’s Originating motion before this Honourable Court as well as AN ORDER of accelerated hearing on this matter.”
Meanwhile, the ex parte application dated and filed on May 23, with suit number: HC/Kn/CS/182/2024, has the Kano State Government, House of Assembly, Speaker, Attorney-General of Kano State, Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Inspector General of Police, Nigeria security and Civil Defence Corps and Department of State Security as 1st to 8th defendants.
Justices A. M. Liman made the order stopping Sanusi’s reinstatement in a fundamental human rights suit filed by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi (Sarkin Dawaki Babba) against the Kano State Government and seven others.
THEWILL recalls that the Kano State House of Assembly had repealed the state Emirate Council Law 2019, which created additional four emirates councils.
Governor Abba Yusuf assented to the amended bill, dethroning Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero and four others and reinstated Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
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