A High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday again ordered Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll to maintain status quo in respect of the interim order issued against the governor on May 10. In his ruling, Justice Nasiru Saminu ordered that all the parties in the suit should still maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the motion on notice. “An exparte order has seven days life spam under, Section 39 subsection III and Section IV grants the court power to extend the life seven days life spam of the exparte. The Counsel to the applicant, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, objected to the oral application to vacate the order, by informing the court that the application should be accompanied with a written address. “On preliminary urge the court to allow the motion to keep it cause, it is not ripe for hearing”

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 20, 2019 13:30 UTC