A fresh legal dispute has emerged over the process of filling the deputy governor position in Kano State, as the Kano State House of Assembly has been urged to suspend any move to screen Murtala Sule Garo pending the determination of a suit before the state High Court.
Garo was reportedly shortlisted alongside former Speaker of the State Assembly, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, and the Managing Director of the Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Engr. Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi, by the Ganduje–Barau APC bloc.
Although Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has yet to officially forward a nominee to the Assembly, the contenders are said to be intensifying consultations and lobbying for the position.
The latest development was contained in a letter dated April 15, 2026, addressed to the Speaker of the House and signed by Suleiman Mohammed & Co., solicitors to Kuliyya Muhammad Salihu and two others.
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In the letter, the lawyers disclosed that their clients had instituted a legal action against the Kano State House of Assembly and three others over what they described as an attempt to proceed with the screening of Garo for the deputy governorship position.
The suit, marked K/360/2026, is currently pending before the Kano State High Court.
According to the legal representatives, the matter is now sub judice, and the Assembly should refrain from taking any action until the court delivers its ruling. They warned that proceeding with the screening could prejudice the judicial process.
The letter, also copied to the Clerk of the House, was confirmed received by the Assembly.
The development adds a new legal dimension to the ongoing political contest surrounding the deputy governor slot in Kano, where consultations and lobbying have intensified in recent days.