The Court of Appeal in Abuja has instructed all parties involved in the Kano Emirship dispute to proceed with caution while their appeals are pending before the Supreme Court.
The appellate court also suspended the enforcement of previous rulings that validated the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.
In a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel, led by Justice Biobele Georgewill, the court approved the withdrawal of the Kano State Government’s application following the transfer of the appeal record to the Supreme Court.
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The Kano State Government had reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir, using the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024, which also reversed the appointment of Aminu Ado Bayero and four other first-class emirs by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
On March 14, 2025, Justice Okon Abang had ordered a stay of execution on the Appeal Court’s decision reinstating Sanusi, and mandated all parties to maintain the pre-existing status quo.
The respondents challenged Justice Abang’s ruling, arguing it misinterpreted constitutional provisions and noting that an appeal had been filed at the Supreme Court.
During the resumed hearing, the Kano State Government’s counsel, Ibrahim Wangida, informed the court of the appeal filed against the stay of execution order and confirmed that the appeal record had been transmitted to the Supreme Court.
The court acknowledged that the transmission of the appeal record to the Supreme Court effectively acts as a stay on the Court of Appeal’s ruling of March 14, 2025.
Consequently, the court directed all parties to exercise restraint until their appeals are heard by the Supreme Court.
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