Emirship tussle:Dan'agundi Heads To Supreme Court

By Abdullahi Yusuf 

Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan'Agundi,a Kingmaker in Aminu Ado Bayero's Emirate Council,says he is appealing the Court of Appeal judgement in a case regarding the ongoing Kano Emirship tussle.

Dan'agundi said he had instructed his legal team to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision at the Supreme Court, citing judicial error in interpreting his case as a chieftaincy matter rather than a fundamental human rights violation.

Addressing newsmen at the Nasarawa Emir's Mini Palace, Dan' Agundi stated that he was not contesting the constitutional power of the Kano State House of Assembly to enact or repeal laws.

However, he emphasized that the Kano Emirate Council Law 2024 (Repeal) was not followed due to a lack of due process.

As a King Maker in the Kano Emirate Council, he noted, he needed to be accorded a fair hearing before the law that abolished the emirate council law was repealed.

" I went to the Federal High Court Kano to challenge the Kano State Government’s decision and after hearing of all the parties,the trial judge, Justice AM Liman assumed jurisdiction to hear our case on merit in our favour.  

"I still recollect that while delivering its judgment, the court of appeal heavily relied on Supreme Court citation on Emir of Muri's case, upholding that any issue relating to chieftaincy affairs has to go back to state high court. 

"But our own issue and the issue of Emir of Muri is different. Since the Court Appeal upheld that the Federal High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain our case, there is nothing I can do than to appeal the judgement,"he said.

He further emphasized that any judgment challenged at the Appeal Court remains until the Supreme Court delivers its final verdict, noting that in this particular case, all actions are suspended pending the Supreme Court's final judgment.

He called on Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano until the Apex Court Judgement.

He also urged the public to remain calm  and wait for the Supreme Court verdict on the issue.

It will be recalled that the Court of Appeal on Friday quashed all the declaration made by the Federal High Court in Kano, affirming the legality of Kano State House of Assembly power to enact and repeal laws.