Kano emirate dispute: Bayero’s legal team walks out from court, withdraws appearance
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
The legal team representing the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, Thursday withdrew their appearance and staged a walk out from a Kano High court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu.
Their withdrawal followed rhe refusal of the court to adjourned the case to a future date to enable them respond to claims made by the applicant in their originating summon.
The lead counsel, Barrister Abdullahi Mohammed who spoke on behalf of the entire team, disclosed that they had no alternative following what had happé in court but to withdraw their appearance and report back to their client so he could appoont another counsel to represent him.
Aminu Ado Bayero is the first defendant in this case which was filed by the Attorney General of Kano State, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly,, Kano State House of Assembly, seeking to evict Aminu Ado Bayero from the state as well as to stop the five deposed Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye from further parading themselves as Emirs.
Despite their withdrawal and walk out , the judge continued with the hearing of the applications especially after the applicant counsel had argued that Aminu”s team only withdrew their appearance but did not withdraw the processes they had earlier before the court.
Daily Sun observed that the Counsel to the other Emirs ( 3rd ,4th and 5th defendants) did not join in the walk out but remained in court to push their case.
They, in their submission, opposed the contents of the originating summon, insisting that due process and laid fown procedure were not followed by the Kano State House of Assembly in the deposition of the five monarchs
They urged the judge to set aside the repelled Kano Emirate Council Law 3924 and to order the applicant to pay a punitive cost of a billion Naira to the defendants.
Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu ,thereafter adjourned the case to July 18th for ruling on the applications which included an application for etension of time sought by the 3,4,and 5th defendants, a, notice of preliminary objection, an application to set acide the ex-parte order ,an applications to cross- examine the depodent and the originating summon.
Speaking after adjourning the case, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu expressed disappointment at the altitude of lawyers who believe that they could do whatever they wish with a view to scare the judge.
While commenting on the rampancy of lawyers walking out on the court these days, she noted that any lawyer who walks out on the court has been unfair to his client.
