Aminu Ado Bayero has insisted that he is the authentic emir of Kano even going by the verdict of the Court of Appeal. The appellate court said that the Federal High Court, which Bayero approached earlier, lacked jurisdiction to hear or adjudicate on the matter.
Governor Abba Yusuf dethroned Bayero, who was appointed and installed by former governor Umar Ganduje upon sacking Sanusi Lamido Sanusi III in 2020. Both Yusuf and Ganduje belong to two different political affiliations and they have used the stool of emir of Kano as the object of their struggle.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi had applauded the Court of Appeal in Abuja for the judgement it delivered. After Yusuf removed Bayero, the emir headed to the Federal High Court in Kano.
On Sunday, the Nassarawa Palace said that Sanusi didn’t understand that he had lost out in the cases. the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba DanAgundi talked on behalf of the deposed Bayero.
“That is why I expressed regrets over remarks by the 16th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II, using the Mosque pillar to propagate something that was not true and did not happen at the Appeal Court.
“We initially went to Federal High Court seeking the nullification of the repeal law by the State Assembly, which we felt was done haphazardly.”
DanAgundi further warned Sanusi to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano.
“The position of Muhammadu Sanusi II that he emerged victorious was wrong, the court said that the Federal High Court has no legal right to hear issues with regards to chieftaincy affairs. But what we went to court for was different.
“We were not arguing on the powers of State Assembly to enact of repeal laws, what we were asking was lack of fair hearing on the 15th Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, that he was removed without given him chance to protect himself.
“The State Assembly didn’t follow the right procedures in repealing the laws,” he added.
“The Attorney General and Speaker of the Kano State Assembly went to court seeking to stop Bayero from parading himself as Emir, but the Appeal Court rejected that position and said that Bayero was not given fair hearing.
“By this it clearly shows that Bayero is still the Emir of Kano.”
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