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Emirate tussle: CJN summons judges over conflicting orders as Kano bans protests

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Emirate tussle: CJN summons judges over conflicting orders as Kano bans protests

 

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the chief judges of the federal high court and the Kano State over conflicting orders issued by the courts in Kano on the emirate tussle in the city

The Director of Information of the National Judicial Council, Soji Oye, confirmed the invitation to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.

Also, the Nigerian Bar Association demanded an investigation into the conflicting court orders on the Kano emirate throne tussle between the reinstated emir, Muhammadu Sanusi, and Ado Bayero, who was deposed by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, last week.

The NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, called on the respective heads of the courts to investigate the judges’ conduct and report their findings to the NJC for necessary actions.

 

 

Worried by the tension created by the judicial rulings, the Kano State Government has banned protests and public gatherings related to the emirate tussle.

In the aftermath of the removal of Bayero and the four emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye,  four contrary rulings had been handed down by three judges.

On the day of Sanusi’s reappointment, Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, restrained the Kano State Government from implementing the new emirate law.

 

 

 

Governor Yusuf, however, rejected the court order, arguing that the judge who issued it was in the United States at the time.

On Monday,  Justice Amina Aliyu of the Kano State High Court issued an order restraining Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano pending the determination of a suit instituted by the Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly.

The judge also restrained the four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the applicants.

The judge gave the order after hearing an ex-parte application dated May 27, 2004, filed by Ibrahim Wangida, the counsel to the applicants.

Twenty-four hours later, Justice S. Amobeda of the Federal High Court and Justice Aliyu issued two contradictory orders on the same Kano emirate tussle.

Amobeda ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Hussain Gumel, to ensure that all rights and privileges of an Emir were given Bayero.

Furthermore, he ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Sanusi II, from the Gidan Rumfa palace.

 

 

Aliyu on the other hand restrained the police, the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army from evicting Sanusi from the palace.

The judge barred the respondents from “attempting to hijack” the symbols of authority meant for the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit.

The judge gave the interim order in a case filed by Sanusi and four Kano kingmakers.

The respondents include the Kano CP, the IG, the director of DSS, the Chief of Defence Staff, and Bayero.

The Director of Information of the NJC, Soji Oye,  on Wednesday in Abuja confirmed the invitation of the chief judges

Giving details of the invitation, a senior official, who spoke in confidence because he was not authorised to disclose the matter to the media, said, “It’s not going to be an immediate thing. It will take some time because there is a process to it. The Chief Justice cannot act alone or carry out disciplinary action on the judges all by himself. The council will set up a committee to investigate the judges. If found guilty, the committee will come up with sanctions to be meted out to them.’’

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the Kano State Government has banned all public gatherings or protests within the state. The government warned that any individuals involved in any form of protests would be promptly apprehended.

 

 

This was contained in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, on Wednesday.

It read, “By virtue of his position, the governor has directed the police, the Director of State Security Services, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to apprehend, detain, and prosecute any individual or group partaking in demonstrations on the streets of Kano.

“This decisive action is a pre-emptive strategy aimed at averting any potential breakdown of law and order orchestrated by adversaries of the state.

“We are privy to credible intelligence indicating that certain prominent figures from the opposition party in Kano have devised plans to sponsor student associations and political agitators from other northwestern states to incite chaos under the guise of advocating for the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.”

“Through this declaration, we caution student groups against being manipulated by troublemakers who are resolute in fomenting disorder in Kano.”

The government urged all citizens of the state to go about their normal activities.

“The government will persist in vigilant oversight of the situation to promptly address any individuals or factions trying to undermine the relative peace that the state presently enjoys,” the statement added.

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Donald Trump literally MURDERED Joe Biden in their 90 minute encounter last night By FFK

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Donald Trump literally MURDERED Joe Biden in their 90 minute encounter last night By FFK

Donald Trump literally MURDERED Joe Biden in their 90 minute encounter last night.

 

It was a horror show for the Dems and it ended in the total and complete massacare and annihilation of their feeble, ailing, mumbling, weak, disconnented, stuttering, verbally incomprehensible, mentally vacant and utterly lost presidential candidate.

Donald Trump literally MURDERED Joe Biden in their 90 minute encounter last night By FFK

I believe the greatest disservice that Bidens handlers did to him was to allow him to participate in that debate.

 

If I didn’t despise him as much as I do I would feel sorry for Joe and I assure you that he has NO chance of being re-elected as President in five months time.

 

He came across as a confused, bungling, fumbling idiot who had NO idea about what he was saying or doing.

 

He is not only a great danger to America but he is also a great danger to the world.

 

He did not need a debate last night and neither does he need to run for President: what he needs are prayers and a good doctor and what the Dems need is a new candidate to replace him.

I thank God for the timely, dramatic and remarkable return of Donald J. Trump to the world stage.

We missed him sorely and we need him now more than ever!

 

He WILL be elected as America’s next President and he may yet save the world from WW3.

(FFK)

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH, OGUN COMMISSIONER TASKS MSME OPERATORS

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH, OGUN COMMISSIONER TASKS MSME OPERATORS

The Ogun State Government has charged operators of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to leverage the various initiatives of the present administration geared towards boosting their businesses.

This admonition was given by the Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Adebola Sofela at the hybrid stakehokders engagement meeting with MSMEs operators as well as Business Membership Organisations (BMOs) held at Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta and on digital platform.

Sofela said the State government had implemented strategic reforms and initiatives aimed at improving business-enabling environment and increase private sector investments.

He said the reforms were structured to reduce the cost and time to complete business processes, adding that the Prince Dapo Abiodun administration introduced incentives, streamlined business registration processes through automation.

The Commissioner also pointed out that the State government included MSMEs in government contracts with improved access to finance to create a more conducive environment for entrepreneurs.

Sofela further said that the government was promoting digital literacy and adoption of e-commerce platforms among entrepreneurs through partnership with technological companies to provide affordable digital tools and learning to ensure the MSMEs operators in the State are not left behind.

He also mentioned that significant investment had been made in developing industrial parks and business hub and economic zones just as he made reference to the Small Scale industries Land Acquisition Schemes (SILAS) in Ijebu Isiwo, which he said was an initiative of the present administration envisioned to serve as a catalyst for business growth.

“We have introduced various funding windows like the Ogun SME Financial Empowerment Scheme to address the prevailing challenges confronting enterpreneurs and lack of access to finance as well as high cost associated with business operations.

“We are committed to building the capacity of our MSMEs having realized the need for enhanced skills and knowledge in business management, financial planning and marketing among our MSMEs,” Sofela said.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olu. Ola. Aikulola, appreciated the stakeholders for their collaboration, just as he solicited for their cooperation towarss achieving more milestones.

According to him, the Prince Abiodun led government had many more lofty initiatives in the offing and you are expected to key into it any time we call on you.

In his remarks, the National President, Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), Dr. Femi Egbesola, who described Sofela as an SME-friendly Commissioner, assured the government of the support of small business owners in the State.

The meeting had in attendance the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Ogun State Signage Agency (OGSAA), Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS), Association of Nigerian Women in Business Network (ANWBN).

Others were Cobblers and Leather Artisans Association of Nigeria, Association of Skill and Vocational Artisans Association of Nigeria (ASVAN), Ogun State Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA), among others.

 

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH, OGUN COMMISSIONER TASKS MSME OPERATORS

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Court Restrains Governor Aliyu From Sacking Sokoto Monarchs

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Court Restrains Governor Aliyu From Sacking Sokoto Monarchs

 

As dethronement of traditional rulers continue to generate controversies in Sokoto, the state Higher Court sitting, on Wednesday, issued an order restraining Governor Ahmed Aliyu from sacking two out 15 traditional rulers already removed by the government.

The orders were sought separately by Alhaji Buhari Dahiru Tambuwal and Alhaji Abubakar Kassim, the District Heads of Tambuwal and Kebbe respectively.

They were among the 15 traditional rulers earlier removed by the Sokoto State government, on the allegation of insurbodination and aiding insecurity in the state.

The presiding judge, Justice Kabiru Ibrahim Ahmed, however ordered the Governor of Sokoto State, his Attorney General and the
Sokoto Sultanate Council to revert to status quo, pending the determination of the suite filed before him by the complainants, who were represented by Prof Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN.

Justice Ahmed through two orders directed the defendants, their agents servants, privies or assigns or any person acting on their behalves to “maintain status quo and stay all actions and further actions in connection with all matters dealing with and or appertaining to the removal and or dethronement of Districts Heads in Sokoto State”, particularly those of Kebbe and Tambuwal, pending the hearing and determination of the motion for interlocutory injunction duly filed by the two before the court.

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This development is coming in the wake of bill presented to the state House of Assembly by the governor seeking for the amendment of the state Local Government Law, affecting the appointment and disposition of District and village heads and to confer on him exclusive powers to appoint and dethrone traditional rulers in the state.

The sacking of 15 district heads and the proposed bill sent to the state Assembly has generated swift reactions and heated debate across the state and the country, with recent warning to the state government by Vice President, Kashim Shettima while calling on the Sokoto State Government to regard the Sultanate as an institution that must be respected, preserved and protected.

Also, former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in his reaction, demanded that traditional institutions must be protected from the “excesses of state governors”.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in two separate statements, warned Ahmed Aliyu to shelve the idea of removing the Sultan of Sokoto or whittling his powers and insisting that the Governor was targeting the monarch and planning to create a parallel Sultanate Council under the guise of the new law.

Sokoto State Legislature has last Wednesday, passed the bill to its second reading and refered the matter to a House Committee.

A public hearing on the controversial bill is scheduled for Tuesday next week.

 

 

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