Senior Advocate of Nigeria and rights lawyer, Femi Falana on Wednesday stressed that Kano State can only have one emir as declared by the Court of Appeal and that the 16th emir of Kano has come to stay despite the tribulations.
Falana who made the disclosure in a viral video at the 21st Memorial Lecture of Chief Gani Fawehimi held in Lagos added that some lawyers are deceiving their clients, thereby causing problems in the country.
“But for us as lawyers, when we are gathered there, we must tell ourselves some basic truths. Your Majesty, we want to congratulate you on your victory in the Court of Appeal.
“Your opponents say they are going to the Supreme Court as far as the law is concerned and it is so certain and this is where the NBA must come in.
“Where the law has been settled that the traditional institution is not a fundamental right matter. So, you can’t say as a traditional ruler, you are going to enforce your fundamental rights in court.
“Two, the court again has made the point that the federal high court has no jurisdiction in chieftaincy matters. So, if some of our colleagues are deceiving their clients and they are causing problems in the country, the NBA owes it a duty to begin to intervene and call our colleagues to order.
“Your majesty, wherever they are going, whether to the Supreme Court or whatever, you have come to stay. And we must only have one emir in Kano. We can’t have two Emirs in Kano, and two speakers in Rivers. This confusion must stop,” Falana added.
