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COURT OF APPEAL HALTS SANUSI’S REINSTATEMENT AS EMIR OF KANO, AWAITING SUPREME COURT DECISION

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In a dramatic twist, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has halted the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, pending the determination of an appeal at the Supreme Court. This decision comes after the Kano State Government appealed the January 10 judgment that upheld the repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law. The Court of Appeal set aside the June 20 order by Justice Abubakar Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, which nullified the steps taken by the Kano State Government to dissolve the newly created emirates and reinstate Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano. The appellate court held that the order was made without jurisdiction. Aminu Baba Dan (Sarkin Dawaki Babba) had filed an application seeking an order to restrain the respondents from enforcing the appellate court’s judgment while the appeal was pending at the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal, led by Justice Okon Abang, granted the injunction, stating that “the law is settled. The court is enjoined to exercise its discretion judiciously and in the interest of justice.” Justice Abang emphasized the need to maintain the status quo, noting that a valid appeal was pending before the Supreme Court. The court restrained the respondents from enforcing the January 10 judgment and ordered that the situation remain unchanged until the Supreme Court’s final decision. The applicant was directed to file an undertaking within 14 days to indemnify the respondents in damages if the order was later deemed unnecessary. This development puts on hold the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, pending the Supreme Court’s decision.