The Nation Newspaper Emirate stool: Tension as Sanusi, Bayero divide Kano
Police defy gov’s order to arrest Bayero· Ulama seek Tinubu’s intervention to avert chaosPolice Commissioner Mohammed Gumel yesterday met with Governor Kabir Yusuf in what sources said was part of the strategy to defuse the tension sparked by the tussle for the Kano Emirate throne by the reinstatedThe meeting came moments after the governor ordered the arrest of Bayero who returned to the metropolis amidst tight security at about 4.20 am yesterday, and moved to Gidan Nasarawa .
Armed soldiers who had escorted him from the Kano Airport at about 4.20 am stayed on at the Nasarawa palace to keep the peace. Sanusi himself moved to the main palace at about 1am yesterday accompanied by the governor, the deputy governor and other government officials.Hundreds of others stood outside, chanting in Hausa, “Sarki daya ne ”.
“It was confirmed that the new Emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, arrived at the palace in the company of the Governor, the Deputy Governor, the Speaker of the State Assembly, and other top government functionaries at about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, 25th May, 2024. “No doubt, the law abiding people of Kano State are known for a revered cultural heritage and respect for constituted authorities, and in this regard are advised to remain calm, patient, and to keep cooperating with security agencies as the matter described will be addressed by the court on the 3rd of June, 2024.
At the press briefing were ML Falala of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps , MA Sadiq and IS Abdullahi , all of whom also went with the police boss to meet with the governor at palace.It was understood that the police chief also tried to persuade the governor to encourage Sanusi to leave the palace at least until the court’s next sitting on the matter on Monday, June 3.
“The appointment and dethronement of emir or any traditional title holder is solely the prerogative of the state government. Asked why anyone would want to implicate the NSA in the Kano Emirate’s tussle, Mijinyawa said: “Why won’t you ask them? For example, let him provide you with additional details. Do flights just leave from airport to airport like that? There has to be additional details he can give.
“So the office is issuing statements to correct that? That means we won’t have time to do our work. It’s not true. All of it is just propaganda.”Speaking at Gidan Nasarawa, Bayero pledged to abide by the law. Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, the kingmaker who obtained the court injunction restraining the Kano State Government from sacking Aminu Bayero and reinstating Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano, said his decision was informed by the fact that the State House of Assembly did not conduct a public hearing before passing the new law.
“By the grace of God, the judge granted our prayers and restrained the State Assembly and the governor from implementing or enforcing the new law which has been enacted. “Unfortunately for the governor, I heard him say the judge was even in the US when he granted the order. But a judge can hear any case anywhere they are in the world. All he needs to do is through Zoom meeting, listen to the plaintiff or lawyers’ arguments and take decision, which is what was done.
He said: “As you know, I was appointed the 14th Emir of the single emirate of Kano in June 2014 and now I am reappointed as the Emir of the single emirate of Kano. “I would also like to express my thanks to His Excellency Alhaji Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu without whose principled stance of non-interference in the internal affairs of the state, this would not have been possible.
He said the dethroned emir “could not have made his way into the Nasarawa Palace without the support of the Federal Government, having done so with the support of the Army and other security personnel in his company. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, the NNPP asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and other APC political actors in Kano State to order.
“It is imperative for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take all necessary steps to maintain peace in the state,” they said in a communique. “Therefore there is no need for violent enforcement of any order or violent resistant to it, and we vehemently oppose any measures that will bring escalation of conflict in the state.
“Once the governor assents, it becomes law and must be implemented by state apparatus and enforced by a competent court,” Gezawa said. “The Judge ought to sit in Kano. Even if it is to be a virtual court sitting, the judge’s jurisdiction is Kano and not outside the country. In my opinion, that ex parte is not valid.”
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