Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Sokoto state, Nasiru Binji, on Friday, June 28, said the deposed district heads in the state have lost their royal and traditional status indefinitely, as the court order on them has been vacated.
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Briefing reporters, Binji explained that the district heads remain deposed, because the court order had ceased to exist seven days after it was granted.
He cited Order 13 Rule 3(3) of the High Court of Sokoto State Civil Procedure Rules 2015 to buttress his submission on the matter.
Two deposed district heads -of Tambuwal and Kebbe, Alhaji Buhari Dahiru Tambuwal and Alhaji Abubakar Kassim had gone to court to obtain order restraining any action against them by Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Attorney General of the state and the Sultanate Council.
The Sokoto State High Court on June 13, 2024 then ordered a stay of all actions and or further actions in connection with all matters dealing with and or pertaining to the removal and or dethronement of the district heads in Sokoto State.
While ruling on the exparte applications in a suit filed by the deposed district heads, the presiding Judge, Justice Kabiru Ahmed, ordered the parties involved in the case to maintain status quo pending the determination of the suit.
Binji on Friday said, the order issued on June 13 has been vacated and the district heads remain deposed, contrary to reports favouring them.
“By the operation of Order 13 Rule 3 (3) of the High Court of Sokoto State Civil Procedure Rules 2015, the Order has elapsed (vacated) automatically, because the Order was made exparte.
“The duration of the order is seven days, and the order was given on 13th of June 2024, therefore it has elapsed on the 20th June,” the commissioner said.
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