Kano emirship tussle: Court of Appeal reserves judgment in 4 appeals

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the six appeals involving the emirship dispute in Kano State.  A three-member panel of justices led by Justice Mohammed Mustapha had on Wednesday, reserved the chieftaincy appeals for a date to be communicated after the lawyers argued their briefs before the court.  Arguing the appeals, […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the six appeals involving the emirship dispute in Kano State. 

A three-member panel of justices led by Justice Mohammed Mustapha had on Wednesday, reserved the chieftaincy appeals for a date to be communicated after the lawyers argued their briefs before the court. 

Arguing the appeals, the lead counsel to the Kano State government, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) and the state assembly, Okechukwu Edeze (SAN) asked the appellate court to allow the appeals, respondent counsel P.H. Ogbole (SAN) asked the panel to dismiss them. 

The panel also struck out three motions brought by Alhaji Aminu Baba Dan Agundi for lacking in merit, and being an attempt to amend his appellant briefs and awarded the sum of N500,000 against him in each, making it N1.5 million. 

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The appeals before the appellate court are Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero vs Attorney General of Kano State and 10 others in appeal number CA/KN/166/M/2014 and appeal number CA/KN/126/M/2024 on appointment of emir between Kano State House of Assembly and another vs Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi and 6 others. 

A Federal High Court in Kano presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, nullified Governor Abba Yusuf’s action of deposing Emir Ado Bayero and appointing Muhammadu Sanusi II on May 23. 

The court also held as “null and void” the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill, 2024 passed by the Kano State House of Assembly, which voided Bayero’s seat.  

The judge said, “The above action violates the order of this court earlier stated,” adding “The balance of convenience is on the applicant herein (Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi) herein.” 

This was as another Kano State High Court barred Ado Bayero from parading himself as emir.