Sanusi II’s Reinstatement Still Valid – Kano Gov’t

The Kano State Government has reaffirmed that the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano remains valid, dismissing claims that the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified the decision.  

Kano State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi, clarified this while addressing journalists, emphasizing that the Court of Appeal, in its judgment on January 10, 2025, upheld the state’s authority to reinstate Sanusi.

Dederi stressed that only the Supreme Court has the power to overturn that ruling. He explained that the Court of Appeal’s decision on Friday did not invalidate the January 10 judgment but merely placed a temporary hold on its execution pending the Supreme Court’s ruling.

“It doesn’t mean that the judgment delivered on January 10, 2025, has been quashed. That judgment is still standing and remains in effect. The Court of Appeal cannot reverse its own decision; only the Supreme Court has the power to set it aside,” Dederi stated.

He further noted that the January 10 ruling had nullified an earlier Federal High Court judgment that sought to invalidate Sanusi’s reinstatement, affirming that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over the emirate matter.

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