The Kano government has ordered the demolition of a section of the palace of Ado Bayero, the deposed 15th Emir of Kano.
Haruna Dederi, Kano state attorney-general and commissioner
for justice, said the government has directed the police to take over the Emir’s
palace in Nassarawa LGA.
Dederi said the state government has concluded arrangements
for the general reconstruction and renovation of the palace, including
demolishing “dilapidated walls”.
Earlier on Thursday, a federal high court in Kano nullified
all actions by the Kano state government repealing the Kano Emirates Council
Law of 2019.
Muhammad Liman, the presiding judge, ordered parties to
maintain the status quo.
Liman held that the defendants were aware of an interim
order previously granted by the court but ignored it and implemented the law.
The judge said he would assume his coercive powers to
enforce compliance with the court order.
However, the judge transferred the case to another federal
high court judge, Simon Amobeda, for continuation given his elevation to the
court of appeal.
Speaking on the court ruling, the commissioner said the
state government acknowledged the verdict.
”The Kano State Government acknowledges the ruling by the
Federal High Court regarding the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law, 2024 and
views same as upholding the rule of law,” he said.
“By the ruling of the court, it has unequivocally reaffirmed
the validity of the law passed by Kano
State House of Assembly and assented to by His Excellency the Executive
Governor of Kano State on Thursday 23rd May 2024 by 5:10 pm.
“This part of the
judgement is very fundamental to the entire matter. A further implication of
the ruling is that all actions done by the Government before the emergence of
the interim order of the honourable court, are equally validated.
“This means that the abolishing of the five emirates created
in 2019 is validated and the deposition of the five emirs is also sustained by
the federal high court.
“By implication, this means that Muhammadu Sanusi II remains
the Emir of Kano. The judge also granted
our application for the stay of proceedings until the court of appeal deals
with the appeal before it on jurisdiction.
“Happily, the signing of the law and the reinstatement of
His Highness, Emir Muhammad Sanusi II, were done on 23rd May 2024 before the
emergence of the interim order, which was served on us on Monday 27th May
2024,” the commissioner told journalists on Thursday.
“Following this
Court’s ruling, the Kano State Government has directed the State Commissioner
of Police to remove the deposed emir of the 8 metropolitan local governments
from the government property where he is trespassing, as the government has
already concluded arrangements for the general reconstruction and renovation of
the property, including the demolishing and reconstruction of the dilapidated
wall fence, with immediate effect.”
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