Court Endorses Repeal Of Kano Emirate Law, Dismisses Bayero And Others

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A Kano State High Court, led by Justice Amina Aliyu, has permanently barred Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero from presenting himself as the Emir of Kano. The court also prohibited the deposed emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from claiming their titles…….. CONTINUE READING 

This ruling followed a suit filed by the Kano State government against the five deposed emirs, stemming from the repeal of the Kano Emirate Law of 2019 on May 23, 2024, by the Kano State House of Assembly, which dissolved the five emirates established by former Governor Umar Ganduje.

On May 24, 2024, Governor Abba Yusuf signed the Kano Emirate Law 2024, reinstating Muhammadu Sanusi as the Emir, now designated as the 16th Emir of Kano.

Dissatisfied with his removal, Bayero approached the Federal High Court in Kano and obtained an ex parte order, preventing the governor and police from enforcing his removal while his human rights application was pending. This allowed Bayero to remain at the Nasarawa mini palace while Sanusi took residence in the Gidan Rumfa palace.

Despite the governor’s directive for the police to evict Bayero, they refrained from acting, citing their obligation to adhere to the Federal High Court’s order.

In response, the state government sought a court ruling to prevent Bayero and the other deposed emirs from presenting themselves as emirs and to order their vacating of palace premises.

Delivering the judgment on Monday, Justice Aliyu ruled against Bayero and the four other dethroned emirs, confirming that the Kano Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024 was enacted in accordance with the law and the Nigerian Constitution.

She affirmed that the governor’s assent to the law complied with constitutional provisions. However, Justice Aliyu noted that the matter regarding Bayero’s eviction from the Nasarawa mini palace fell under the jurisdiction of a rent tribunal and was not addressed in the court proceedings.

The court directed Bayero and the other former emirs to promptly surrender all traditional royal artifacts to the government and to the current Emir of Kano, Sanusi II.