By Halimah Olamide
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has scheduled June 13, 2024, for the ruling on its jurisdiction over the ongoing Kano Emirate tussle.
Justice Abdullahi Liman announced the date after hearing arguments from parties regarding the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the case or not.
The lawsuit was filed by Aminu Dan’Agundi, and Sarkin Dawaki Babba of Kano Emirate, challenging the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law 2019 by the Kano State House of Assembly.
The respondents in the case are the Kano State Government, the Kano State House Of Assembly, the Attorney General Of Kano State, the Kano Commissioner Of Police, the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services.
NPO reports that the State government reinstated the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the 16th Emir of Kano despite a prior interim injunction from the Federal High Court, which halted the enforcement of the new law.
The decision on June 13 will determine the court’s jurisdiction, which could significantly determine the fate of the two claimants to the Kano Emirate throne.
The Kano Emirate has been embroiled in a crisis for the past two weeks following the removal of Emir Aminu Bayero and four other first-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya, Bichi, and Karaye.
Meanwhile, both Emir Sanusi II and Emir Aminu Ado Bayero have been going about their activities from separate palaces in the state while the royal stool remains unoccupied.