Court Dismisses Kano Kingmakers’ Suit Challenging Creation Of New Emirates

A Kano High court, presided over by ,Justice Ahmed Tijjani Badamosi ,on Monday, dismissed the suit filed by Kano Kingmakers, challenging the creation of four new emirates and appointment of first-class Emirs.

It would be recalled that the four kingmakers that instituted the suit are Madakin Kano, District head of Dawakintofa, Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano, District head of Wudil, Abdullahi Sarki-Ibrahim; Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta, District head of Gabasawa, Bello Abubakar and Sarkin Ban Kano, District head of Dambatta, Mukhtar Adnan.

While the defendants in the suit were the Kano State Government, the Governor, the Speaker of the Kano House of Assembly, the Kano House of Assembly and the Attorney General of Kano State.

The defendants also included the new emirs- Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero; emir of Karaye, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar; emir of Rano, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar and Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir.