Kaduna State High Court has adjourned ruling on jurisdiction in a suit filed by a former Zazzau Emirate’s kingmaker, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Aminu, seeking dethronement of the 19th Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli.
The former Kingmaker, Alhaji Aminu, who participated in the appointment process of the Emir, had dragged the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and 13 others to the state High Court, seeking removal of Emir Bamalli.
Bamalli, who is the former Nigeria Ambassador to Thailand, was appointed the 19th Emir of Zazzau on October 7, 2020 by Governor El-Rufai outside the recommendation made to him by the Zazzau Emirate Kingmakers.
Alhaji Aminu, who held the position of Wazirin Zazzau, a title that qualified him as one of the kingmakers, is seeking nullification of the appointment of Bamalli and his removal as the Emir of Zazzau.
Meanwhile, Counsels to the respondents had filed preliminary objections before the High Court 4 presided over by Justice Isah Aliyu, saying that the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the case, even as the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to challenge the Emir’s appointment and enthronement.