Court orders Ganduje, Sanusi to maintain status quo

On May 10, the court through the ex-parte application by the applicant, Rabiu Gwarzo restrained the governor and all other respondents in the case from appointing or recognising any purported emir under the Kano state Emirs Appointment and Disposition Amendment Law 2019, pending the hearing of motion on notice.

In his ruling, Justice Nasiru Saminu, ordered that all the parties in the suit should still maintain status quo pending the hearing of the motion on notice and thereafter, adjourned the matter until July 15 for hearing.

Earlier, the counsel to Ganduje, the former Attorney-General of Kano state, Ibrahim Mukhtar, urged the court to vacate the order since it was issued over 20-days-ago and has expired.

“An ex-parte order has seven days life spam under Section 39, sub -section III and Section IV grants the court power to extend the seven- day life spam of the ex-parte,” he argued.

Counsel to the applicant, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) however, objected to the oral application to vacate the order by informing the court that the application should be accompanied with a written address.

He added that “l urge the court to allow the motion to keep its cause, it is not ripe for hearing.”