Amid a pushback by the Kano State government, a Federal High Court sitting in Kano yesterday reversed the dethronement of Emir Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya Emirates.
The Court set aside all steps taken by the Kano State Government to repeal the Kano Emirates Council Law , which split the Kano Emirates into five namely: Kano, Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya Emirates with First Class Emirs.
Dederi, however, said the Kano State Government acknowledged the ruling by the Federal High Court regarding the Kano Emirates Council Law, 2024 and views same as upholding the rule of law. 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 court, which delivered a verdict yesterday, also nullified all the actions taken after the reinstatement. He said the catastrophic situation could have been averted if the respondents followed due processes by complying with the court order, which would still have allowed them to carry out their assignments.
“What Liman has done is not surprising. The inclination of this judgment is already well known well ahead of today. The scandals in this judgment will be fully disclosed at the right time.”Sani said since the decision of the Supreme Court in Tukur vs the Government of Gongola State , it has been settled beyond peradventure that the Federal High Court lacks jurisdiction over chieftaincy matters – even for enforcement of fundamental rights.
Okueyelegbe S. Maliki, an Abuja-based lawyer and rights activist, said the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court is expressly provided by section 251 of the Constitution.According to him, issues relating to chieftaincy affairs are excluded by this section. The High Court shall certainly be running on a collision course with the Court of Appeal, he said, stressing that any of such an act negates the principle of judicial hierarchy.
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