Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, promised to report Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court for allegedly giving an order stopping the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido as the 16th Emir of Kano from the United States. He said he would report the judge to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
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Justice Liman had granted the order in an application filed by the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate, Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, to stop the Kano State Government from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Law which dethroned all five Emirs in the state.
However, Yusuf, while reacting to the court order after issuing the reinstatement letter to Lamido at Africa House, Kano State Government House, said, “The person that issued the court order was in America but he is ordering us to stop what we are doing. This issue of abuse I must present it before the Governor’s Forum so that we can tackle it accordingly.
“We are agents of following due process, that’s why we did what we did openly before everybody. Those that are meant to maintain that rule of law remains must follow that also.”
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Governor Yusuf, while justifying the decision, stated that, “Everyone should go about his or her normal activities in the state, we have done what we believe is in the best interest of the state and its people.
“I want to inform the good people of Kano that today, we reappointed Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi popularly known as Muhammadu Sanusi the II as the 16th Emir of Kano, while the five former emirs are expected to vacate the palaces within 48 hours.”
The governor explained that the return of Sanusi would enhance peace and prosperity, adding that the repeal of the council law is in realisation of his campaign commitments to restore the lost glory of the state and its rich cultural heritage.
He emphasised that the signing of the bill symbolised the restoration of the revered legacy of the Kano Emirate, which had stood the test of time over a thousand years
