The Kano state government has ordered the police to take over the palace of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, in Nassarawa local government area of the state.
The government has also directed that a section of the palace be demolished.
Kano state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Haruna Dederi, said the state government has concluded arrangements for the general reconstruction and renovation of the palace, including demolishing “dilapidated walls”.
Speaking on Thursday’s court ruling which set aside the law under which former Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II was reinstalled, the commissioner said the state government acknowledged the verdict.
Dederi said by the ruling of the court, it had unequivocally reaffirmed the validity of the law passed by Kano State House of Assembly and assented to by the governor on 23rd May 2024 by 5:10 pm.
“This part of the judgement is very fundamental to the entire matter. A further implication of the ruling is that all actions done by the Government before the emergence of the interim order of the honourable court, are equally validated.
“This means that the abolishing of the five emirates created in 2019 is validated and the deposition of the five emirs is also sustained by the federal high court.
“By implication, this means that Muhammadu Sanusi II remains the Emir of Kano. The judge also granted our application for the stay of proceedings until the court of appeal deals with the appeal before it on jurisdiction.
“Happily, the signing of the law and the reinstatement of His Highness, Emir Muhammad Sanusi II, were done on 23rd May 2024 before the emergence of the interim order, which was served on us on Monday 27th May 2024,” the commissioner stated.
He further stated that following the Court ruling, the Kano State Government had directed the State Commissioner of Police “to remove the deposed emir of the 8 metropolitan local governments from the government property where he is trespassing, as the government has already concluded arrangements for the general reconstruction and renovation of the property, including the demolishing and reconstruction of the dilapidated wall fence, with immediate effect.”