Kano state government on
Saturday declared that it is not aware of any Court order stopping it from
issuing letters of appointment to the four Emirs of newly created Emirates in
Kano.
The Nation reports that a Kano
High Court sitting at Ungogo on Friday granted an order restraining governor
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from implementing any action to legitimize the new
emirates of Rano, Bichi, Gaya and Karaye.
It was reported that
announcement were on local radio stations that the appointment letters to the
new emirs will be issued on Saturday at Kofar Mata Indoor Sports Hall.
The presiding Judge, Justice
Nasiru Saminu, in a suit filed by one Rabiu Sule Gwarzo, gave an interim
injunction directing all parties in the suit to maintain status quo pending the
hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
Reacting on Saturday the
Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba said the government is not aware
of any court order as the governor was not serve neither was the Attorney
General of the state served.
‘’Honestly as I speak to you,
we have not been served any court order, although I saw a court order on the
social media late in the night on Saturday. So how do you expect government to
act on a story on the social media?’’
Muhammad Garba noted that
according to what he read on the court order seen on the social media, events
have overtaken issues in the court order saying that, those appointed Emirs in
the newly created Emirates have been issued their letters of appointment by
Secretary to the State Government Alhaji Usman Alhaji on Saturday.
“Letters of appointment have
been issued the Emirs appointed since yesterday and they have returned the
acknowledged copies, the event for today is just a felicitation.
Also,in press statement by the
chief Press Secretary to Governor Ganduje, Mallam Abba Auwal dismissed such
claims, insisting that the letter of appointments of were served to the four
new emirs before the pronouncement by the court.
According to the statement,
“Letters of the Notification of Appointment were written from the office of the
Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, since Thursday 9th May,
2019 and were despatched to the concerned Emirs the following day Friday 10th
May, 2019, in the very early hours of the day.
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“In letters dated 9th May,
2019, with reference number SSG/REPA/5/A/86/T , to the newly appointed Emirs,
each letter states that, “In accordance with the power conferred on the
Governor by the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Amended Law 2019
(1440 AH) which provides the creation of more Emirates,
“I wish to convey the approval
of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar
Ganduje OFR for your appointment as First Class Emir of (Bichi) (Karaye) (Rano)
(Gaya) Emirate.”
“While the said court order
pronouncement started after 5pm on Friday 10th May, 2019, all the Emirs
returned back their acceptance from 10am to 12noon, same day. Hours before the
court order pronouncement was made.
“The new Emir of Karaye, Alhaji
Dr Ibrahim Abubakar II signed his acceptance by 12 noon, Emir of Rano Alhaji
Tafida Abubakar Ila, signed his acceptance by 10:15 am, Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, signed his
acceptance by 10am and the Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir, signed his
letter by 10:30am.
“Today’s event, Saturday 11th
May, 2019, planning to take place at Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium, Kofar Mata,
was just organised to have a symbolic presentation of Notification of
Appointment Letters.
“But with the new development,
the Emirs would only thank the Governor during the Stadium event, for
appointing them and serving them with their appointment letters since Friday
morning of 10th May, 2019, through the office of the Secretary to the State
Government.
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