A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Dije Aboki has fixed October 10, 2024 for ruling on substantive application preventing the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from proceeding with renovations on the Nasarawa Mini Palace.
The plaintiffs, comprising the Kano State government, the state’s Attorney General and the Kano Emirate are seeking to preserve the existing structure and cultural heritage of the palace.
The respondent in the matter is the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.
At the resumed hearing on the motion on notice on Wednesday, counsel to the applicant, Habib Akilu Esq, told the court that there was no representation from the defendant while the substantive application was ripe for hearing.
He moved for an interlocutory application restraining the defendant from reconstructing, demolishing or changing the face of the mini palace.
The Presiding Judge who is also the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Dije Aboki, however adjourned the matter to October 10 for ruling on the interlocutory application and mention of the substantive suit.
She ordered that all processes should be pasted on the notice board of the court.
Meanwhile the plaintiff through their counsel Rilwanu Umar, SAN, had filed an ex parte motion dated September 12, 2024, supported by a 33-paragraph affidavit deposed by the Matawallen Kano, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed to prevent the modernisation of the palace.
The court had on September13, granted an order of interim injunction restraining the defendant from embarking on the said project following the release of the proposed prototype renovation plan.
However, the chief Judge in her previous sitting, ordered that all parties involved must maintain the current structural and architectural integrity of the palace until the final decision of the court.
