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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has halted the reinstatement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano.
A three-member panel of justices led by Justice Okon Abang on Friday unanimously halted the implementation of the January 10 judgment, which vacated the nullification of Sanusiās appointment.
Ruling on the fresh applications numbers CA/KN/27M/2025 and CA/KN/28M/2025, the appellate court agreed that the applications seeking to halt the enforcement of the earlier judgment pending the appeal before the Supreme Court were competent and meritorious.
āThe law is settled. The court is enjoined to exercise its discretion judiciously and in the interest of justice,ā he said.
Justice Abang also noted that the subject matter before the court needs to be preserved because the applicant had served as emir for five years before his removal, adding that he deserved the right to protection.
On January 10, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in vacating the order against Sanusiās appointment, held that the matter, being a chieftaincy dispute, ought to have been determined by the high court of Kano State rather than the Federal High Court, which he described as āa grave errorā.
The Federal High Court in Kano, presided by Justice Abubakar Liman, had on June 20, 2024, nullified the Kano State Governmentās Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law 2024, which appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir.
In the fundamental rights enforcement suit by Aminu Baba-DanāAgundi, the presiding judge further directed parties, including the Kano State House of Assembly, to maintain the status quo during the reign of Emir Ado Bayero.
However, the appellate court in its ruling, cited Section 251 of the Nigerian Constitution and Section 22(2) of the Federal High Court Act to hold that the matter was a chieftaincy and state legislative dispute and not a fundamental rights matter, and such ought to have been taken before the Kano State High Court or the FCT High Court.
āThe proper order to make is to order the 1st respondent (Baba-DanāAgundi) to transfer the pending suit before the Federal High Court to the high court of Kano State where the chief judge shall assign it to a judge who has not been previously involved in the hearing of the suit,ā he said.
The judge awarded the cost of N500,000 against DanāAgundi and in favour of the Kano State House of Assembly.
(C) The syndicate.
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