Kano state high court has ordered the deposed emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and the four other dethroned emirs to hand over all the emirate‘s traditional royal artefacts to the Kano state government and or the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, with immediate effect......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
The court also restrained Bayero and the dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs in Kano.
As reported by The Nation, Justice Amina Aliyu gave the ruling on Monday, July 15 following a suit filed by the Kano government asking the court to stop Bayero and four other emirs from reclaiming their former positions.
Justice Aliyu restrained Bayero and all the sacked emirs whosoever by themselves, servants, privies, and any other persons appointed by them, from parading themselves as emirs.
The state government had also given the deposed emirs 48 hours to vacate their respective palaces from the time of their dethronement.
The court ordered the emirs to surrender all movable and immovable properties belonging to the Kano State Emirate Council to the state government, Channels Television reports.
The judge held that the new Emirate Council (Repealed) Law 2024 was done according to the Law enshrined in Section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria and Governor Abba Yusuf gave assent to the emirate law perfectly.
Kwankwaso explains why Sanusi was reinstated as Emir
In a similar development, Legit reported that the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, explained why Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was reinstated as the Emir of Kano.
Kwankwaso said Sanusi was reinstated as the Emir of Kano as fulfilment of the NNPP campaign promises.
He said it is the position and belief of the NNPP that Kano should continue as one solid traditional institution