The Kano state high court has affirmed the suspension of
Abdullahi Ganduje from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The court, while granting an ex parte order, also restrained
Ganduje, national chair of the party, from further parading himself as a member
of the APC.
On April 15, APC executives in Dawakin ward, under Tofa LGA
of Kano, suspended Ganduje over alleged corruption.
However, the working committee of the APC in Kano subsequently nullified the suspension and punished the ward executives.
The court ordered that henceforth, Ganduje should desist
from presiding over all affairs of the national working committee (NWC) of the
APC.
The application was granted by Usman Na’abba, a judge, on
Tuesday, following an ex parte motion filed by Ibrahim Sa’ad, on behalf of
executive members of the APC in Ganduje’s ward.
The court directed the respondents to maintain status quo
pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit on April 30.
Na’abba also stopped the state working committee of the APC
in Kano “from interfering with the legally and validly considered decision of
executives of Ganduje’s ward, essentially on action endorsed by two third
majority of the executives as provided by the party constitution”.
“An order is hereby granted directing all parties in the
suit APC (1st), APC National Working Committee (2nd), Kano State Working
Committee APC (3rd), Dr. Abdullah Umar Ganduje (4th), to maintain status quo
ante belum as of 15th April, 2024,” Na’abba said.
“The order thereby restraining the 1st respondent (APC) from
recognising the 4th respondent (Ganduje) as member of APC and prohibiting the
4th respondent (Ganduje) from presiding over any affairs of the NWC and
restraining the state working committee from interfering with the legally and
valid decision of the ward executives of Ganduje ward.
“That the 4th respondent (Ganduje) is prohibited from
parading himself as member of APC or doing any act that may portray him or seem
to be a member of APC pending the hearing and determination of the substantive
suit.”
On Tuesday, the Kano anti-corruption commission said it had
filed fresh charges against Ganduje who was governor of the state from 2015 to
2023.
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