The Kano State government has affirmed that Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II remains the legitimate Emir of Kano following a ruling from the Federal High Court delivered by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman.
This declaration was officially conveyed during a press conference held at the Government House in Kano by Barrister Haruna Isah Dederi, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, representing Governor Abba K. Yusuf and the government.
The court’s ruling upheld the validity of the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law, 2024, which had been passed by the Kano State House of Assembly and subsequently signed into law by the Governor on May 23, 2024. According to Dederi, this legal validation supports the government’s actions, including the abolition of the five emirates created in 2019 and the deposition of the five emirs.
Dederi emphasized that the court’s decision confirms Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II’s reinstatement as Emir of Kano on the same day the law was signed, May 23, 2024. He also noted that the court granted the government’s application to stay further proceedings pending the Court of Appeal’s determination on the jurisdictional issues related to the case.
In conclusion, Dederi clarified, “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 Muhammad Sanusi II were done on 23rd May, 2024 before the emergence of the Interim Order which was served on us on Monday 27th May, 2024.”
This announcement from the Kano State government reaffirms the legal status of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano and underscores the government’s stance following recent legal developments concerning the emirate council.
