A Kano High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday 21st November 2019, nullified the four new Emirates created in the state by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Justice Usman Naába in his judgment averred that the creation of the new Emirates and appointment of four first Emirs was illegal.
This latest judgment will be the second time that a court will be nullifying the creation of four new Emirates in Kano State, created by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. This is so, because some interest groups since the creation and appointments of emirs in the new Emirates, have all instituted a legal action against the Government.
Earlier this year, a Kano State High Court sitting in Ungogo Local Government Area had declared that the appointment and the installation of the four new emirs by the Kano State government was null and void.
Four Kingmakers that have the traditional legal powers to appoint new Emirs, after the announcement by the Governor, did not receive the action of the Governor wholeheartedly, prompting them to take legal action and calling for the nullification of the appointment.
Justice Nasiru Saminu, the Presiding Judge ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the new Emirs.
The State High Court had on May 10th issued an exparte order restraining the Balkanisation of Kano Emirate and installation of new Emirs. But the Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje issued the appointment letters and presented Staff of Office to the new Emirs against the subsisting Court Order.
Similarly, a House of Assembly member, representing Gwarzo constituency Hon Rabiu Mmuhammad Gwarzo had filed a suit challenging the creation of the new Emirates.
The Plaintiff was represented by his Counsel, AB Mahmud SAN, while the defendants were represented by Kano state Attorney General, Barrister. Ibrahim Muktar.
The defendants in the suit include the Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Clerk of the Assembly, the Commissioner for Justice and Government Printer.
The four kingmakers are Madakin Kano, District head of Dawakin Tofa, Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano, District Head of Wudil, Abdullahi Sarki-Ibrahim; Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta, District Head of Gabasawa, Bello Abubakar and Sarkin Ban Kano, District Head of Dambatta, and Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan Dambatta instituted the action on Tuesday.
All these had happened before this latest judgment, that we are yet to get the full details of the court judgment, as it is still breaking news as at the time of reporting. But we are monitoring situations so to bring you update on the issue.