Sanusi vs Bayero: Tension as Kano government lawyers announce withdrawal plan

  • The Kano royal tussle between Aminu Ado Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi has become more tense as two lawyers told the federal high court of their plans to withdraw from the suit
  • Eyitayo Fatogun, counsel to the Kano state assembly and speaker, begged the court to adjourn its judgment to allow his client to find a new lawyer because he wanted to be recused from the matter
  • A. G. Wakil, the representative of the Kano state’s attorney general and commissioner of justice and the state government, said he aligned with Fatogun on the move to recuse from the matter

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Kano – Two of the defence counsels in the suit filed by Alhaji Aminu Babba-Dan’agundi, who holds the title of Sarkin Dawaki Babba (a kingmaker), against the action of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the Kano state government, on the removal of Aminu Ado Bayero and others have announced plans to withdraw their representation in the case.