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Dan Agundi’s Supreme Court Case Has Nothing to Do With Kano Emir – Says Lawyer

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"zfFkfLqN" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"HtpevUco" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>A lawyer involved in the Kano Emirate titleholder’s dispute&comma; Bashir Muhammad Tudun Wazirci&comma; has clarified that the case before the Supreme Court of Nigeria does not concern the removal or reinstatement of any emir&comma; including Muhammadu Sanusi II&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking to journalists after the proceedings&comma; Wizirci explained that the suit was filed by Aminu Babba Dan’agundi against the Kano State House of Assembly&comma; the office of the Attorney-General and the security agencies&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"HeOiz4KB" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the case does not include Aminu Ado Bayero as a party or any dispute on who is Emir&comma; stressing&comma; that&colon; &&num;8220&semi;In this case I am for the State Assembly&comma; first&comma; the case is between Aminu Babba Danagundi and the State Government and the office of the Attorney General and security agencies&period; In this case&comma; there is no name of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II or former Emir Aminu Ado Bayero&period; It is between Aminu Babba Dan’agundi and the state government alongside security agencies”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dan Agundi’s lawyer Professor Yusufari SAN confirmed that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the case is between his client and the State Government” and no Emir is involved&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wazirci emphasized &&num;8220&semi;Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi is not a party&comma; neither is the former&comma; Emir Aminu Ado Bayero&period; Dan Agundi approached the Federal High Court that has no Jurisdiction&period; The Court of appeal ruled that the lower Federal High Court has no jurisdiction to hear the case&period; Dan Agundi lost the appeal&period; They were not satisfied and that&&num;8217&semi;s why they appealed to the Supreme Court”&period; He said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wazirci said the case was scheduled for hearing but was stalled following a fresh application by Dan Agundi’s lawyer who cited that they received late response from one of the security agencies as reason for delay&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They claimed they received information from the DSS on the 15th of the month and needed time to respond&period; I objected because this is a matter that requires accelerated hearing if they are serious&comma;” Wizirci said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He&comma; however&comma; stated that the court upheld the appealant’s right to fair hearing and granted them time to file their processes&period; The matter was subsequently adjourned to April 19&comma; 2027&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Counsel to Aminu DanAgundi&comma; Professor Mamman Lawal Yusufari clarified that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The suit was slated for hearing today&comma; not for judgment as many believed&period; Counsel to one of the respondents filed a motion on April 14 and served us the following day”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are entitled to respond within 14 days from the date of service&period; Hence&comma; the adjournment&comma; as the matter could not proceed&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Recall that Kano State Governor&comma; Abba Kabir Yusuf&comma; in May 2024&comma; signed a law that dethroned all Emirs of Kano&comma; Rano&comma; Gaya and Karaye and reappointed Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano&period; Dissatisfied with the new law&comma; Dan Agundi challenged it at the Federal High Court&comma; that his removal by the law is an infringement&comma; the Court ruled that it has jurisdiction&period; The State Government appealed to the Court of Appeal&comma; which ruled that the Federal High Court has no jurisdiction&period; Dan Agundi then filed an appeal in the Supreme Court as confirmed by his lawyer Professor Maman Yusufari SAN&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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