Kano Royal Rumble: Bayero Heads to S’Court, Groups Reject A’Court’s Verdict
There’s no respite yet for the tussle surrounding the 15th Emir of Kano seat as Aminu Bayero has concluded plans to file all necessary papers of appeal against the Court of Appeal ruling on the Kano Emirship tussle at the Supreme Court, via his legal team, today.
This was as some political groups, including a Kano-based private lawyer, Barrister Shuaibu Balarabe Nasidi, have disputed the stance of Kano State government on the recent ruling of the Appeal Court over emirate dispute in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the 15th Emir, Aminu Dan Agundi, said the State government has misquoted the judgement andthat Bayero remained the subsisting Emir, until all the legal actions instituted against his removal were concluded.
ALSO READ: LIRS Sets January 31 Deadline for Employer Tax Returns
The deposed Emir stated this yesterday, while reacting to Saturday’s World Press Conference, addressed by the Kano State commissioner for Justice, and Attorney-General, directing all interested parties in the matter to abide by recent ruling of a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.
“Since, the ruling was that the case, should be reassigned by the Kano Chief Judge to another state High Court to be adjudicated upon, no one can claim to have won the case, as we have since instructed our lawyers to appeal the ruling at the Supreme Court,” Dan Agundi stated.
Also, a legal practitioner, Barrister Nasidi berated the stance of Dederi on the disputed court ruling.
He said in a statement that despite being a legal practitioner holding the Office of the Attorney General, Dederi has shown high disregard for the law and notoriety for brash support of the government even when it erred in the face of law.
“It is quite mischievous, and we believe the press briefing conducted by the Kano State Attorney General was intentional,” he said, adding: “The verdict of the appellate court clearly set aside the judgement of the Kano state High Court in its entirety, but he was applying otherwise.”
He said by intentionally attempting to give a different interpretation of the judgement of the Court of Appeal just to assure the government he serves and the embattled Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi, Dederi was ruining his career as a legal practitioner, disputing court ruling.
Another group under the umbrella of Coalition for Justice and Rule of Law, in a statement by its convener, Dr. Bashir Danmalam, expressed concern over the stance of the government on the disputed court ruling.
He said contrary to the opinion of the government, the Court of Appeal never validated the disputed Emirate Council Law of 2024 neither did the Court of Appeal validate the disputed current government’s actions regarding the chieftaincy appointments and reforms in the state’s traditional institutions.
Danmalam stated that the Court of Appeal never validated or legalised or upheld the disputed actions of the Governor of Kano State pursuant to the disputed Emirate Council Law of 2024.
“Independent and unbiased minds appreciate the fact that the judgement of the Court of Appeal are two in numbers. One overturned the ruling of the Federal High Court on jurisdiction and the other overturned the entire judgement of the Kano State High Court,” he said.