The ruling was originally scheduled for 12pm, but a last-minute announcement revealed a time change.
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano, northwest Nigeria, has shifted the Thursday ruling on the validity of the Kano Emirates Council Repeal Law 2024 to 2pm.
The ruling was originally scheduled for 12pm, but a last-minute announcement revealed a time change.
A contentious legal and political battle has erupted in Kano State, sparked by the passage of the Kano Emirates Council Repeal Law 2024 on May 23 by the state’s House of Assembly.
The law’s swift enactment and implementation have been met with fierce opposition, further complicated by the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano, fueling ongoing debates over the law’s legitimacy.
The enactment of the law resulted in the removal of five Emirs from their positions and the dissolution of their respective Emirates, a move carried out by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
The law also led to the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano.
Muhammadu Sanusi II was dethroned by ten-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in 2020 and was replaced with Aminu Ado Bayero.
Aminu Babba Danagundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, represented by his lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), is seeking a court declaration that the new law is unconstitutional and therefore null and void, challenging its legality through a legal motion.
