The Court of Appeal in Abuja has suspended the January 10 judgment which upheld the Kano State Government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law.

The court decision effectively stopped the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano until the Supreme Court ruled on the appeal.

The appellate court also set aside the June 20 order of the Federal High Court in Kano, which had nullified the Kano State Government’s actions under the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024.