Emir Of Kano VS President Goodluck Jonathan: Case Adjourned To July 4

The new Emir of Kano and former CBN Governor, His Royal Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is back in court challenging his suspension by President Goodluck Jonathan as governor of Nigeria’s central bank.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had in May declined taking the case on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction to handle it.

Kolawale had held that the plaintiff’s suit was a matter within the purview and exclusive jurisdiction of the President of the National Industrial Court as it was a labour matter between employer and employee and had transferred the case to the National Industrial Court for determination.

Sanusi, in the originating summons, had urged the court to restrain the defendants from “obstructing, disturbing, stopping or preventing him in any manner whatsoever, from performing his functions as Governor of the Central Bank’’.

When the case came up for mention on Friday, June 13 2014, Sanusi’s counsel, Kola Awodein (SAN), asked for adjournment to enable him consult with his client in view of his recent elevation to the position of the Emir of Kano .

The Lead Counsel to the Attorney General, Mr Mike Ozekhome (SAN) did not object to the application.

The case was therefore adjourned to July  4.