The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has rejected the judgement of an Abuja Appeal Court nullifying a Federal High Court Judgment removing Muhammadu Sanusi ii as the 16th Emir of Kano, saying,they were heading to challenge the judgement at Supreme Court.
However,making this declaration of heading to Supreme Court on Sunday while addressing a World press conference,at the Nassarwa palace of the 15th Emir Of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba DanAgundi, who was the responded at the struck out case by the Appeal Court, said, “Sanusi did not even understand that he has completely lost our in the whole of the Cases at hands”
We were not arguing on the powers of State Assembly to enact of repeal laws, what we were asking was lack of fair hearing on the 15th Emir Aminu Ado Bayero that he was removed without given him chance to protect himself.”he said
He added that” The State Assembly does not followed right procedures in the enactments of repealing of the Laws, because they did not followed due process of among other Public hearing and so many other things.
He therefore emphasized” That is why i expressed regrets over remarks by the 16th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi ii, using Mosque pillar to propagate something that was not true and did not happened at the Appeal Court”.
DanAgundi who also stated that
“Ww initially went to Federal High Court seeking the nullification of repealed Law by the State Assembly, which we felt was done half hazardly”.
He however warned Muhammadu Sanusi ii to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano, because they have seek for stay of prosecution of the Appeal Court Judgment because they went to Supreme Court”.
According to him: That the position of Muhammadu Sanusi ii that he emerged victorious was wrong, the Court said that the Federal High Court has no legal right to heard issues with regards to Chieftaincy affairs. But what we went to Court was different”.
He asked the Police and the DSS to stop the 16th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi ii from alleged moving around with hugs because he is trying only to disrupt peace of Kano.
He (DanAgundi)reminded that he spent 17 years seeking the protection of his rights when he was removed by late Ado Bayero. Adding that Sanusi will not claims victory not until the supreme Court judgement is been given.
He said “The StateAttorney General, Speaker Kano State went to Court seeking Bayero to stop parading himself as Emir, but the appeal Court rejected that position and said that Bayero was not given fair hearing, by this it’s clearly shows that Bayero is still the Emir of Kano. “
While commenting onrenovation of the Nassarwa Aminu Ado Bayero, he said they still have judgment of a Federal High Court allowing Bayero to stay perpetually at the place and do as he so wishes.
DanAgundi also stated that one of their prayers that Aminu Ado Bayero should stop been given protection that has been nullified and Court directed that he should be given maximum protection.