Court affirms Ganduje’s power to dethrone Emirs

A Kano high court has declined to grant an extension on the interim order stopping governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from interfering with the powers of the Kano emirate kingmakers.

Justice Badamasi gave the ruling.

Counsel to the kingmakers prayed the court to extend the order pending the determination of the substantive suit.

Information has it that today’s ruling would be implies the governor is now effectively capable of exercising all the powers vested in him under the new Kano state emirates council law, 2019.

This includes the power to dethrone any emir found violating any of the provisions of the law.