{"id":4656,"date":"2020-02-28T06:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T06:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=4656"},"modified":"2020-02-28T06:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T06:09:14","slug":"kano-creation-of-new-emirates-court-adjourns-case-to-april-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=4656","title":{"rendered":"Kano: Creation of New Emirates,\u00a0 Court Adjourns Case To April 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Kano: Creation of New Emirates,\u00a0 Court Adjourns Case To April 9<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>By Mustapha Gambo<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>A state high court sitting in kano has adjoined a case between Alh Bashir Usman Tofa, 20 others and Kano state government to 9th of April 2020 to rule on a preliminary objection filled by the Attorney General of the state, Ibrahim Mukthar.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>In the suit filled by Alh. Bashir Usman Tofa and 20 others, before <\/strong><strong>Justice Nuraddeen Sagir challenging Kano State Government over the creation of four new emirates in the state.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The Counsel to the plaintiffs, Suraj Saida sort the court permission for his clients to settle the case out of court amicably.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>He said that his role is to ensure that full reconciliation is observed between the 2 parties.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>In his response, the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,\u00a0 Ibrahim Mukhtar opposed the reconciliation step by the plaintiffs, he\u00a0 said the business of the day is to hear his application challenging the locus standi of the plaintiffs in the suit.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Presenting his application, attorney general argued that Alhaji Bashir Tofa and other 20 plaintiffs have no legal power to represent over 15 million of Kano citizens.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>He prayed that the court should dismiss the case for lack of sufficient interest and merit.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>While also responding, counsel to the plaintiffs, Suraj Saida argued that his clients\u00a0 filed the suit in tandem with the section 21 of the Constitution of federal republic of Nigeria and Article 17\u00a0 of African Charter of Fundamental Human Rights.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Justice Nuraddeen Sagir has adjourned the case to 9 of April to rule on the locus standi of the plaintiffs in the suit.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kano: Creation of New Emirates,\u00a0 Court Adjourns Case To April 9 By Mustapha Gambo A state high court sitting in kano 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