Aminu Babba Dan'Agundi, a Senior Counsel to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero has said they are proceeding to the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal judgment which ruled in favour of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Dan'Agundi, who is the traditional title holder of Sarkin Dawaki Babba of Kano emirate, had earlier approached the Federal High court seeking for enforcement of their fundamental human rights which he claimed to have been violated by government action in the Emirship tussle.
The Chieftain who kicked against the Appeal Court judgment while addressing newsmen at the Nassarawa mini palace, vowed to follow the case to a logical conclusion.
He insisted that the crisis rocking the emirship tussle has just started as nobody can celebrate victory because he is challenging the judgment at the upper court.
According to him, "I have already instructed my lawyers since Friday to get a certified true copy of that judgment. And we appeal to the Supreme Court. And as you know, for any decision or judgment of a lower court or the Court of Appeal, once you appeal against that judgment, you stay in the Supreme Court until the final determination of the suit before the Supreme Court.
"So for me, I have said it when I came out of the court. I said I'm not satisfied with that decision of the Court of Appeal. And even in that decision, I was in the court, the judge that wrote the lead judgment, said, having seen all that has happened, he is of the view that we should transfer this case to the state's chief judge for redirection to another court so that we can have fair hearing. They are not saying that they don't agree with us. All they are saying is that they don't have that court has the jurisdiction.
"That's all. That's all they said. After he finishes reading his judgment, the other two judges disagree with him. As you know, there are three. If two disagree, then they strike out the appeal. Because of that reason, I have to appeal against the suit of that court to the Supreme Court.
"Whatever the Supreme Court does, that's a final issue. Then we go back to the Almighty Allah. So nobody can celebrate victory on this issue because the case is still pending. I have appealed against that judgment," he said.
The Chieftain, Dan'Agundi however appealed to the people of the state to be law abiding while awaiting the final judgment.
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