Kano Kingmakers have employed the
service of 7 Senior Advocates of Nigeria and 17 other lawyers to
challenge governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and Kano House Assembly and others
in court over the creation of more new Kano Emirates.
The
Kingmakers namely Madakin Kano, Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano, Sarki
Ibrahim; Sarkin Dawaki Maituta, Bello Abubakar and Sarkin Bai, Mukhtar
Adnan filed a suit on Tuesday at the state High Court against the
Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Kano State House of Assembly,
the Governor of Kano State, the Attorney General of Kano State and the
four emirs appointed by the governor The names of the lawyers are Prince
Lateef Fegbemi, SAN, FCIArb,(UK), AB Mahmoud, OON, SAN, FCIArb, (UK),
Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, Suraj Sa’eda, SAN, Hakeem O. Afolabi, SAN, Paul
Usoro SAN, Nassir Abdu Dangiri, SAN, Others are Maliki Kuliya Umar Esq,
Nureini S. Jimoh Esq, Dr. Nasiru Aliyu Esq, Sagir Gezawa Esq, Muritala
O. Abdulrasheq Esq, Aminu S. Gadanya Esq, Ismail Abdulaziz Esq, Rashidi
Isamotu Esq, Oseni Sefullahi Esq, Ibrahim Abdullahi Esq, Haruna Saleh
Zakariyya Esq, Auwal A. Dabo Esq, Badamasi Sulaiman Esq, O. O. Samuel
Esq, Fariha Sani Abdullahi, Yahaya Isah Abdulrasheed, ACIArb, (UK) and
Amira Hamisu.
According to one of the reliefs they sought, the
kingmakers said giving effect to the purported law has distorted
history, especially as it regards to the positions they are holding in
the emirate. The top emirate council members further said their position
is a heritage in trust for their respective clans of Jobawa, Sullubawa,
Yolawa and Dambazawa. New Kano emirates: Why Court restrained Ganduje
The
Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA), had last week approved the
amendment of the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs law, paving
way for the decentralisation of the Kano Emirate council. The bill,
known as Kano Emirs Appointment and Deposition Amendment Bill 2019 was
promptly signed into law by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
It allows
for the creation of four more first class emirs Rano, Karaye, Bichi and
Gaya councils. The assembly embarked on its earlier plans to amend the
law following a petition filed before the house by Ibrahim Chambers. The
petitioner demanded for the upgrading of some traditional rulers to the
status of 1st class emirs. Chambers in the petition sought for the
creation of the four additional 1st class emirate councils in Karaye,
Bichi, Rano and Gaya.
According to the petition, the
establishment of the emirate councils will bring more development to the
people of the area. The committee earlier set up by the assembly to
look into the issue of reviewing the law presented its report before the
legislators on Tuesday. Reading the joint committees report before the
floor of the house last week Tuesday, the majority leader, Alhaji Baffa
Danagundi, said the report also recommended the review of the law.
According to him, the decision followed wide consultation with
stakeholders, adding that the feedback the committee received from the
public, massively supported the upgrade of those emirate councils. He
said the response received clearly showed that the need to upgrade the
traditional rulers was necessary.
According to Danagundi, the
law if signed into law by the Governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi
Ganduje, the emirate council, except Bichi, will have their own
kingmakers. He explained that the Bichi emirate council would have its
Kingmakers from the old emirate council, Gidan Dabo in particular.
According to Danagundi, the creation of the new first class emirs would
bring more job opportunities, boost the economy, and ensure security of
the state.
Governor Ganduje, who spoke immediately after signing
the bill into law, said “this is what the people of Kano State want.
“This will encourage active and deeper participation of people of Kano
State especially in the rural communities in the affairs of the state.
“It will also encourage active participation of traditional rulers in
the areas of agriculture, education, health and security.” The governor
also said that there was need to upgrade the traditional rulers based on
their historical antecedents so that aspirations and dreams of their
forefathers would come true. Ganduje added that all other processes for
the take off of the new emirates would be completed while letters of
appointment and dates of Coronation of the new first class emirs would
be fixed.
The governor also signed six other bills into law. The
bills are; Kano State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2019, Kano
State Public Health Law 2019 and Kano State Water and Sanitation Sector
Reform Law 2019. Others are, Kano State College of Health Science and
Technology Law 2019, Kano State Sharia Courts Amendment Law 2019, Kano
State Pension and Rights of Governors and Deputy Law 2019 and Kano State
Pension and Right of Speaker and Deputy Speaker Law 2019.
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