MORE district heads and members of the Islamic sect, Tijjaniyya Shura Council, have pledged their support to the recently reinstated emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) prominent members in the state, including about 40 district heads endorsed the new emir.
Some prominent individuals in the state urged the deposed emir Ado Bayero to accept his fate as God’s will.
One of the prominent indigenes of the state Aishatu Danlami of the Brigade Quarters commended residents for resisting provocation to create chaos in the state.
She also lauded the state government for banning protests in light of the ongoing power tussle.
“Allah has spoken, and Sanusi is now in the palace, piloting the affairs of the Emirate. May Allah continue to guide him to bring about the progress we desire,” she said.
Sanusi’s reinstatement is being challenged in court by the deposed emir Bayero, who is currently sitting as emir at the Nasarawa mini palace in the state.
Bayero is one of five emirs dethroned by the state government on Thursday, May 23, 2024, after the Emirate Council Law was amended.
He refused to relinquish his position as emir and returned to the Kano on Saturday, May 25, in the company of security officials, while resuming operations at the Nasarawa mini palace.
While both deposed and reinstated emirs have continued to hold court in the state, various contradictory court orders have been issued by both state and federal high courts, leaving many people confused about the position of the law.
The State High Court restrained the deposed Aminu Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano in a ruling delivered on Monday, May 27.
On Tuesday, May 28, a Federal High Court ordered the eviction of the reinstated Sanusi from the official palace.
However, a ruling by the State High Court restrained the police, the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigerian Army from evicting Sanusi from the palace.
Earlier, the Federal High Court granted an ex-parte order stopping the state governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Sanusi as Emir.
The order came shortly before Sanusi’s reinstatement but was ignored by the governor who presented the emir with an appointment letter.
Ijeoma Opara is a journalist with The ICIR. Reach her via [email protected] or @ije_le on Twitter.