Nigerians on social media have hailed the declaration by a Kano
State High Court voiding the appointment of new Emirs by the State
Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The court gave the order on Wednesday.
Justice Nasiru Saminu gave the ruling following a suit by the
plaintiff, Hon. Sule Gwarzo, against the Governor and the state
government, for splitting the emirate.
It ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the emirs.
On Tuesday, kingmakers in the Kano emirate filed a similar case.
In the suit with number K/197/2019 filed on Tuesday at a State High
Court, Ganduje, the State House of Assembly, Attorney-General of the
state and five others were listed as the defendants.
The kingmakers — Yusuf Nabahani (Madakin Kano), Abdullahi Sarki
Ibrahim (Makaman Kano), Bello Abubakar (Sarkin Dawaki man Tuta) and
Mukhtari Adnan (Sarikin Ban Kano) — were listed as first, second, third
and fourth plaintiffs respectively.
They insisted that Ganduje’s assent to the bill breaking up the
emirate, was done in bad faith and the action was a desecration of
centuries old tradition.
“The defendants, in purporting to amend the Emirs (Appointment
and Deposition) Law, 1984 have desecrated centuries old and highly
revered traditions and heritage of the people of Kano and have uprooted
the Plaintiffs various traditional titles without giving a hearing to
the Plaintiffs and their clans or having regards to ancestral history by
hurriedly enacting the Kano State Emirs law, 2019.
“The defendants desecrated the ancestral history and all known
laws connected with or pertaining to Kano Emirate’s customs and
tradition by: (a) establishing Bichi Emirate comprising of 9 local
governments including Dawakin Tofa and Dambatta, the ancestral homes of
the 1st and 4th plaintiffs. The first plaintiffs have her been under any
authority of Bichi district.
“(b) Establsihing Gaya Emirate comprising 8 local governments
including Wudil and Gabasawa, the ancestral homes of the 2nd and 3rd
plaintiffs,” the suit read.
Meanwhile Nigerians have mocked Ganduje over the new decision by the court voiding his appointment of emir:
@AmandaBrynes1, “My question is this; those turbaned, will they be “disturbarned”or what becomes their fate?
@damaj311, “Is it the court that will pay emirs’ salaries? Null and void kor, null and void ni.”
@momoh_nas, “Wt hs come over governors in Nigeria.”
@samalicopeland3, “I love this, unruly Gandodollars.”
@adeeji1, “We don’t really care as long as they don’t push their
bills for payment by the tax payers. This is the reason Nigeria is
retrogressing by being held from genuine development by trivialities and
personal vendetta and hatred for visionary people who could move
Nigeria forward. Shame.”
@Sakariyahu10, “Court don’t make laws, they are only permitted to
interpret the already made laws by legislatures, under NGR constitution
GOVR have power to installed new kings as well as to fired.”
@sule_iliyasu, “I want emir sanusi to promote nasiru bayero as new Wamnban kano as urgent as possible bcs of his loyality.”
@uchaynna, “Story for the gods. These people don’t obey court order. So what will you expect.”
@sule_iliyasu, “Alhamdulillahi i want congratulate the nation
judiciary for doing a wonderful job. Congratulation to Emir Sanusi Aminu
Sanusi Bayero Abdullahi Maje Karofi Ibrahim Dabo.
@iAGB4REAL, “Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Dispute of
the creation of new Emirates in Kano will definitely get to your
desk.Take note”#kanoagainstnewemirates. I hope you do justice to the
people.”
@dadiyata, “Alhamdulillahi i want congratulate the nation judiciary
for doing a wonderful job. Congratulation to Emir Sanusi Aminu Sanusi
Bayero Abdullahi Maje Karofi Ibrahim Dabo.”
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