A Kano High Court on has dismissed an application of four Kano Emirate King makers against newly installed Emirs to stop parading themselves as Emirs and recognition of the recently created Emirates by the state government.
At the resumed hearing of the case on Friday, the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Tijjani Badamosi overruled the application argued by the Plaintiffs’ Counsel, Barr. Suraj Saida, SAN, stating that the Emirs can continue going about their lawful activities as Emir of their Emirates.
It will be recalled that the court had last month granted the order of the applicants directing the Kano state government, speaker house of assembly and six other defendants to maintain status quo until the determination of the substantive suit.
The applicants had gone to court to challenge the decision of the Kano state government to upgrade four new emirate councils to first-class status following the passage and assent of appointment and deposition of emirate council law 2019, by the state house of assembly.
Other plaintiffs joined in the suit are the Speaker of the Kano House of Assembly, the Kano House of Assembly and the Attorney General of Kano State, the new emirs: Tafida Abubakar-Ila, Ibrahim Abdulkadir, Ibrahim Abubakar ll, and Aminu Ado-Bayero were joined in the suit.
Justice Ahmed Tijjani Badamosi subsequently adjourned the matter to June 27th for further mentioning and accelerated hearing of the suit.
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