Kano Kingmakers hire 7 SANs, 17 other lawyers against Ganduje

The four kingmakers of Kano have hired seven Senior Advocates of
Nigeria, SANs and 17 other lawyers against the state governor,
Abdullahi Ganduje and others.

The kingmakers are Madakin Kano, Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano,
Sarki Ibrahim; Sarkin Dawaki Maituta, Bello Abubakar and; Sarkin
Bai, Mukhtar Adnan.

The senior lawyers they hired are Lateef Fagbemi, AB Mahmoud,
Adeniyi Akintola, Paul Usoro, Suraj Sa’eda, Hakeem Afolabi and
Nassir Dangiri.

Other lawyers are a former commissioner for Justice of Kano
State Maliki Kuliya, Nureini Jimoh, Nasiru Aliyu, Muritala
Abdulrasheed, Aminu Gadanya, Ismail Abdulaziz and Sagir Gezawa.

The rest are Rashidi Isamotu, Oseni Sefiullahi, Ibrahim
Abdullahi, Haruna Zakariyya, Auwal Dabo, Badamasi Suleiman, O.O
Samuel, Fariha Sani Abdullahi, Yahaya Abdulrahseed and Amira
Hamisu.

The kingmakers filed the suit on Tuesday at the state High Court
against the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Kano State
House of Assembly, the Governor of Kano State, the Attorney General
of Kano State and the four emirs appointed by the governor.

According to one of the reliefs they sought, the kingmakers said
giving effect to the purported law has distorted history,
especially as it regards to the positions they are holding in the
emirate.

The top emirate council members further said their position is a
heritage in trust for their respective clans of Jobawa, Sullubawa,
Yolawa and Dambazawa.

Mr Ganduje on May 8 had created four additional emirates with
first class emirs in the state, a move feelers said was aimed at
whittle down the influence of Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.

On Friday, a Kano High Court sitting at Ungogo ordered the
governor to maintain the status quo and take no further action
regarding the presentation of letters of appointment and staffs of
office to the new emirs.

But the governor, between Saturday and Sunday, presented
appointment letters and staffs of office to the new emirs, saying
he was unaware of the court order.

The new emirs are Aminu Ado-Bayero, Bichi; Tafida Ila, Rano;
Ibrahim Abdulkadir, Gaya and; Ibrahim Abubakar ll, Karaye.

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