A Federal High Court in Kano has voided the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Presiding Judge Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman declared that all actions taken following Sanusi’s controversial reinstatement are invalid.
The court’s decision came after it was established that the Kano State Government acted in violation of a court order to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of motions on notice.
The court’s decision follows the actions of the Kano House of Assembly, which had repealed the law establishing additional emirate councils—Bichi, Rano, Karaye, and Gaya—under former Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.
Governor Yusuf had implemented the repealed law to dethrone Ado Bayero and reinstall Sanusi.
