A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an ex-parte injunction prohibiting Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano from reinstalling Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II until the outcome of a substantive petition filed against the restoration.
The decree also opposed the dissolution of four emirates: Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano.
According to the article, the reinstatement followed a law passed by the State House of Assembly on Thursday.
The court, however, ordered all parties concerned to maintain the status quo ante until the outcome of the lawsuit brought by Sarkin Dawaki Babba and Aminu Babba-Dan’Agundi on Thursday.
Justice Liman of the Federal High Court granted the Plaintiff/Applicant leave to file and serve their concurrent originating motion, as well as any other court proceedings on the 6th Defendant (IGP) in FCT Abuja and beyond the Honourable Court’s jurisdiction.
The defendants in the lawsuit are the Kano State Government, the Kano State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the State Assembly, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, the Inspector General of Police, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Department of State Services.
Justice Liman ordered 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 Respondents from enforcing, executing, implementing and operationalizing the Kano State Emirate Law Council (Repeal) Law.
“That parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage and assent of the bill pending the hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.”
The Judge set the hearing date for June 3, 2024.
On Thursday, Governor Abba Yusuf officially announced Emir Sanusi’s reappointment.
cc: Daily Post Ng
