The crisis rocking Kano State has taken a new dimension as Governor Abba Yusuf ordered the demolition of the mini-palace housing the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, located in the Nasarawa GRA of the state.
The Kano State Government also directed the Commissioner of Police to remove the deposed emir from the facilities.
The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, said the demolition was not necessary to allow the government to carry out the general reconstruction and renovation of the property, including the dilapidated wall fence, with immediate effect.
According to TVC, the development comes a few hours after the Federal High Court ruled on its substantive suit validating the Kano Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024 but nullifying all actions of Governor Abba Yusuf following the law’s passage.
Justice Abdullahi Liman declared all actions taken after the passage of the Kano Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024 null and void.
However, Justice Liman had ordered that parties maintain the status quo. The court also granted the respondent’s application for a stay of proceedings pending the hearing and determination of the case at the Court of Appeal and transferred the case to Federal High Court 3.
The Kano Assembly repealed the law, after which Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf implemented it by dethroning Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano.
Governor Yusuf also reversed the creation of four emirates, Bichi, Rano Karaye, and Gaya, sacking the Emirs appointed by his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
Given this law, the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed by Ganduje in 2020, was reappointed and reinstated by the governor.
