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Kano Emirship tussle: Judge bars lawyers from granting press interviews
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By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano
Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of a Kano state high court, sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat, on Thursday, barred lawyers from granting interviews to journalists before, during and after her judgments and pronouncements in the ongoing Kano emirship tussle.
She ordered counsels from both the applicants and respondents to stop press interviews.
The Judge’s order stemmed from what she described as conflicting interpretations of her pronouncements and judgements allegedly by journalists, after taking interviews from lawyers.
According to her, since she has no powers to stop the press from doing their job, she would exercise her powers of stopping lawyers from granting press interviews.
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“It is my order for you (lawyers) not to grant any interview with the press before and even after my ruling on the argument on the pending appeal on stay of proceedings filed by the first respondent.
“Even if I can not stop the journalists from doing their jobs, I have the power to stop you (lawyers) and that is my order, ” she said.
Our Correspondent reports that Kano state Attorney General, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly (applicants) had approached the court to stop the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and four others from parading themselves as Emirs.
Other respondents to the case are Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero (deposed Emir of Bichi), Dr Ibrahim Abubakar ll, (deposed Emir of Karaye), Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa, (deposed Emir of Rano), and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim (deposed Emir of Gaya).
Other respondents are the Inspector General of Police, Director of Department of Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigeria Army.
