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A Kano\nHigh Court presided by Justice Usman Na\u2019Abba has dissolved four additional\nemirates and first class emirs created by Kano State Government.
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\nOn May 8, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on assented to a\ncontroversial law establishing four additional emirates with first class emirs\nin Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya.
\nInside sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that the law was initiated by the governor\nbut presented to the House by proxy.
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\nDelivering the judgement on Thursday, the court said the Kano State House of\nAssembly had violated the provision of Section 101 of the 1999 Constitution of\nthe Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), which allows the assembly to make\nlaws.
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\nHe then declared the law creating the emirates null and void, saying the\npetition for the creation of the emirate was faulty.
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\nAccording to the Amended Originating Summons, the Plaintiff Rabiu Gwarzo, who\nwas a member of Kano State House of Assembly, sought the following reliefs:
\nA declaration that having regards to the provision of section 101 of the\nConstitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered), Kano State\nHouse of Assembly rules, 2019 pursuant thereto has acquired a constitutional\nstatus or favor.
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\nA declaration that having regard for the previous of section 101 of the\nConstitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as altered) and Order 1\nRule 14(b) of the Kano State House of Assembly, Rules 2019, the reconvening and\nsitting of the Kano State house of Assembly on 6 May 2019, having earlier on 30\nApril 2019 adjourned the sitting of the House to 3 June 2019 without the\nrequisition, consent and\/or concurrence of both the majority and minority\nleaders of the House first had and obtained is improper, illegal and\nunconstitutional, null and void\u201d.
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\nA declaration that the noncompliance or violation of Order I Rule 14(b) of the\nKano State House of Assembly, Rules 2019 which provides for the procedure for\nreconvening the House, particularly the existence of a requisition and\nconcurrence of the majority and minority leaders of the House of amounts to\nillegality which vitiate the proceedings and decisions of the Kano State House\nof Assembly conducted on 6 , 7 and 8 of May 2019 thereby rendering same null\nand void.
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\nA declaration that upon the construction of Order II Rule3 of the Kano State\nHouse of Assembly Rules, 2019, a person other than member of the House cannot\nproperly present a petition to the House of Assembly.
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\nA declaration that the petition titled \u2018Appointment and Upgrading of Some\nTraditional Rulers to the Status of 1 Class Emirs (Head Chiefs) dated 6 May\n2019 written by Mallam Ibrahim Salisu Chambers was not properly taken by the\nHouse on 6 May 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Kano High Court presided by Justice Usman Na\u2019Abba has dissolved four additional emirates and first class emirs created by Kano State Government. On May 8, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on assented to a controversial law establishing four additional emirates with first class emirs in Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya. Inside sources told DAILY […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[14,10,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n