A Kano High Court presided over by Justice Nasiru Saminu has nullified the appointment of four new Emirs in the Kano emirate in view of the interim order issued against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on May 10.
The court ordered all the parties in the suit to maintain the status quo, pending the hearing of a motion on notice, stressing that the appointment and installation of the new Emirs were illegal.
It also ruled that the order issued on May 10, restraining the Kano State Government from creating four new Emirates in the state, was still subsist, pending the determination of the motion on notice.
The court had through the ex-parte application by Rabiu Gwarzo restrained Mr Ganduje and all other respondents in the case from appointing or recognising any purported Emir under the Kano State Emirs Appointment and Disposition Amendment Law 2019, pending the hearing of the motion on notice.
Earlier, Counsel to the applicant, Abubakar Mahmud, SAN, informed the court that the respondents have not complied with the court order earlier issued.
He explained that the appointment and presentation of staff of office to the four new Emirs were made on May 13 and May 14 after they were restrained on May 10.
However, in his response, counsel to Mr Ganduje and Commissioner For Justice, Ibrahim Mukthar, said the purported appointment and recognition of four new Emirates were completed actions by the Governor and all respondents.
He argued that the processes of amending the Emirs Appointment Law, Gazette and Assented were all done before the restraining order was issued against the respondents.
The commissioner also argued that the court lacked the legal power to reverse any completed action.
SOURCE: NAN
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