A Kano high court has granted an
interim injunction sought by Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, restraining
Daily Nigerian Newspaper and Jafaar Jafaar, its publisher, from publishing
videos about him.
The news platform had published
videos showing Ganduje allegedly collecting kickbacks from contractors.
Ganduje had subsequently filed a
N3 billion suit against the newspaper.
The governor asked the court to
declare the publication as wrongful and a defamation of character.
In its ruling on Monday, the
court restrained Jafaar and Daily Nigerian, listed as the first and second
defendants, and their agents from “publishing, sharing or spreading videos
injurious to the plaintiff/applicant pending the determination of the
substantive application slated for hearing on the 6th of December 2018”.
The contractor behind the videos
had said he was ready to testify before the Kano state assembly panel
investigating the matter.
The Kano assembly committee
recently halted its investigations following a court order.
Ganduje was on Friday given the
Africa Value Award for “effective leadership and economic empowerment”.
Despite the allegations against
Ganduje, President Muhammadu Buhari passed a vote of no confidence on the
governor, describing him as “very responsible”.
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