KANO GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES COURT OF APPEAL RULING… NO CAUSE FOR ALARM, JUDGMENT STILL SUBSISTING 15-03-25
By Sadiq Aminu. The Kano State Government has clarify the recent Court of Appeal ruling relating to the Kano Emirship tussle.
The Clarification was made by the Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice and the Commissioner for Information Ibrahim Waiya during a media briefing held at NUJ Secretariat Kano.
He said the briefing was aimed to correct gross misrepresentations and speculative reports circulating in the media.
Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi explained that the Court of Appeal’s judgment on January 10, 2025, upheld the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law, 2019, and set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court, Kano.
However, Alh. Aminu Babba Dan’agundi, dissatisfied with the judgment, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
He emphasizes that the Court of Appeal’s judgment is still valid and subsisting, pending the determination of the appeal before the Supreme Court.
” The application for a stay of execution, granted by the respected Panel of Justices, is a normal routine application to maintain the status quo.”
He maintained that the Kano State Government has urged the public to resist any provocation and remain law-abiding.
“The government has instructed its lawyers to study the outcome and determine the next line of action in accordance with extant laws.”
The Attorney General thanked the people of Kano State for their understanding and constant prayers for the state and the nation.