Emirate tussles: Sanusi remains Emir of Kano; court didn’t annul Bayero removal, says Kano govt

• He noted that the ruling is vital to the emirship impasse, adding that all actions of the government before interim order remain legal.

The Kano State Government has said that the ruling of the Federal High Court in the state legitimises its decision on the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law, 2024, and shows it acted in good faith.

Addressing newsmen on Thursday, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa Dederi, said the court ruling upholds the rule of law and reaffirms the actions of the government.

Dederi, who spoke at the government house after the court ruling, said the court verdicts unambiguously validated the law passed by the Kano State House of Assembly.

He noted that the ruling is vital to the emirship impasse, adding that all actions of the government before interim order remain legal.

“By the ruling of the court, it has unequivocally reaffirmed the validity of the law passed by Kano State House of Assembly and assented to by His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kano State on Thursday 23rd May, 2024 by 5:10 pm

“This part of the judgement is very fundamental to the entire matter. Further implication of the ruling is that all actions done by the government before the emergence of the interim order of the honorable court, are equally validated.

“This means that, the abolishing of the five emirates created in 2019 is validated and the deposition of the five emirs is also sustained by the Federal High Court.

“By implication, this means that Muhammadu Sanusi II remains the Emir of Kano. The judge also granted our application for the stay of proceedings until the Court of Appeal deals with the appeal before it on jurisdiction.

“Happily, the signing of the law and the reinstatement of His Highness, Emir Muhamamd Sunusi II were done on 23rd May, 2024 before the emergence of the Interim Order which was served on us on Monday 27th May, 2024.”

In the same vein, the state government has ordered the demolition of the mini palace at Nasarawa local government where the dethroned Emir resides.