The Court of Appeal in Abuja has put a hold on the enforcement of its earlier ruling from January 10, which had affirmed the Kano State Government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law.
In its verdict delivered on Friday, the appellate court also overturned the June 20, 2024, order issued by the Federal High Court in Kano.
That order had previously invalidated the state government’s actions under the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024, which led to the dissolution of the five emirates established in 2019 and the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir.
With this new ruling, the fate of Sanusi’s reinstatement as the 16th Emir of Kano now rests with the Supreme Court, which will have the final say on the matter.
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