A Federal High Court sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice Mohammed Liman, has issued an order preventing the Kano State Government and security agencies from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law.
Justice Liman granted the order in an application by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate.
Kano State House of Assembly, on Thursday, after deliberations on the floor of the House during plenary, dissolved all the four newly created emirate councils in the state, and the five emirs ruling in the dissolved emirates dethroned.
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, reappointed Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano on Thursday, four years after he was dethroned by a former governor of the state, Umar Ganduje.
In the latest lawsuit concerning the Emir’s seat, the news agency reports that the respondents in the fundamental rights case are the Kano State Government, the House of Assembly, the Speaker, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner of Police, the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the State Security Service.
The judge ruled: “That parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage and assent of the bill into law pending the hearing of the fundamental rights application.
“That in view of the constitutional and jurisdictional issues apparent on the face of the application, parties shall address the court on same at the hearing of the fundamental rights application which is fixed for the 3rd of June, 2024.
“That in order to maintain the peace and security of the state, an interim injunction of this Honourable Court is granted restraining the fifth to eight respondents (CP, IGP, NSCDC and DSS) from enforcing, executing, implementing and operationalising the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law.
“That parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage and assent of the bill into law pending the hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.
“That this case is adjourned to the 3rd day of June 2024, for hearing of the fundamental rights application.”