In Abuja on Tuesday, the Court of Appeal during its sitting set aside the previous rulings delivered against the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.
The appeal court upon acknowledging the transfer of the case record to the Supreme court caution all parties to exercise patience and await the hearing of their appeal at the apex court.
The appeal court in a unanimous ruling delivered by a three-member panel of justice, presided over by Justice Biobele Abraham Georgewill, accepted the withdrawal of the application filed by Kano state government.
During the resumed sitting on the enforcement of its earlier orders, Ibrahim Wangida, counsel for Kano state government informed the court of a notice of appeal filed against the stay of execution issued on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Wangida revealed that all necessary legal steps including the transmission of the appeal record to the Supreme Court had been taken. As revealed, the transmission of the case record to supreme courts in line with legal precedent , signifies a stay of any further action on the appellate court ruling on march 14, 2025.
On Friday, March 14th, 2025, Justice Abang ordered a stay of executed a stay of execution on the earlier decision that validated the reinstallment of Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano.
The judge has however ordered every member of the court including the sheriff of both appellate and trial court to maintain a status quo ante bellum, by reverting back to the situation before the trial court decision on June 13, 2024, in suit No. FHC/KN/CS/182/2024.
The Kano state government has however disagreed with this ruling stating that it signifies an error in interpreting the constitution.
