Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized recent court decisions regarding the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, calling them “confusing and legally flawed”.
In an interview with Arise TV, Falana argued that the court’s nullification of Sanusi’s reinstatement as Emir is contradictory and logically unsound.
Falana pointed out that the court acknowledged the repeal law empowers the governor to reinstate Sanusi, yet still invalidated the reinstatement.
He emphasized that Sanusi was not accused of disobeying any court order and that the court relied on social media reports to assume parties were aware of the order.
Falana’s critique highlights the ongoing legal battle surrounding Emir Sanusi’s reinstatement, with many questioning the court’s decisions and the implications for the monarchy and the state government.
“What the court did say is that the order made by him, on the 24th of May, which according to him was served on the 1st and 4th defendant, i.e. the governor and the attorney general on the 27th of May, they were deemed to have had knowledge of the order because the order was reported on social media.
“Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was not said to have disobeyed any order, so if the order affected them, it ought to have been put on notice.
“But what the court is saying, ‘I cannot declare invalid the repeal law made by the House of Assembly’, and that repeal law empowers the governor to reinstate Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,” he stated.