Kano Emirates tussle: 'we can do than to appeal against their own judgment'-----Aminu Babba
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Aminu Babba Danagundi, a kingmaker loyal to Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, says the crisis rocking the emirate has just started.
Danagundi, who had filed a suit to challenge the reinstatement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano, said this at the Nassarawa Mini palace, on Sunday.
He was reacting to the judgment of a three-member panel of justices, on Friday.
In their judgement read by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, the court held that the previous nullification of Sanusi’s appointment was done without the required jurisdiction.
The court had subsequently ordered transfer of the suit to the Kano State High Court.
Justice Kolawole held that the matter, being a chieftaincy dispute, ought to have been determined by the high court of Kano State rather than the Federal High Court.
Responding, Danagundi said, “Regarding the judgment of the Court of Appeal, you are all aware that what the Federal High Court did, we went to the Federal High Court because of our fundamental rights. The judge in his own wisdom believes he has the jurisdiction to address that issue. In his ruling, I’m still recapitulating my memory. He said all the judgments, all the citations that they are referring to the issue of jurisdiction of the Federal High Courts, they are referring to the case of Sarkin Muri in which the Supreme Court decided that any issue relating to chieftaincy issues, you have to go back to the State High Courts.
“But our own issue and the issue of Sarki Muri is different. The Judge went on in that his ruling to explain that. But since the Court of Appeal decides that the Federal High Court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain that case, there is nothing we can do than to appeal against their own judgment.”
Danagundi said he had instructed his lawyers to proceed with all necessary arrangements to file for appeal at the Supreme Court.
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