The Federal High Court in Kano, under the leadership of Justice A. M. Liman, has granted an injunction to stop the executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Ganduje Ward from suspending the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje.
– Former governor of Kano State, Ganduje, sought legal protection
– Ganduje approached the court through his counsel, Barrister Hadiza Nasir Ahmed.
– He sought to protect his rights to fair hearing and freedom of association as guaranteed under Section 46 of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999, and the Enforcement and Procedure Rules, 2009.
– **Court’s decision and directives**
– The court’s decision was based on an ex parte motion filed by Ganduje’s legal team.
– Justice Liman directed all parties to maintain the status quo before the emergency meeting where the suspension was discussed.
All the respondents, their servants, agents or privies are hereby restrained from implementing and or given effect to the purported decision reached during the purported Emergency Meeting of the alleged Executive Members of APC Ganduje Ward, on the 20 April, 2024, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application for the enforcement of fundamental rights of the Applicant,” the judge ordered.
The individuals named in the lawsuit are Basiru Nuhu Isah, the Nigeria Police Force, the Commissioner of Police for Kano Command, the Inspector General of Police, and the Department of State Service. The court has scheduled the hearing for the 9th of May, 2024.
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