- Ignore Ganduje’s Purported Suspension — Kano APC
A KANO State High Court presided by Justice Usman Na’Abba on Monday vacated the order he earlier gave suspending Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The applicants Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani Barguma who claimed to be the Chairman and Secretary respectively of the APC Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government area of the State, had secured an order suspending Ganduje as the Chairman of the Party.
The respondents in the suit are the APC, the National Working Committee (APC), The State Executive Committee APC Kano Chapter and Ganduje.
Justice Na’Abba granted the order upon reading a Motion Ex-Parte together with 27 paragraph affidavit dated April 22 sworn to by one Glory Adah a litigation secretary in the 4th respondent solicitors law firm.
“After hearing, Mr L. O. Oyewoo, A. Falana Esq and J. Essiet , counsel of the 4th Respondent/Applicant, an order of interim injunction is hereby granted,” he held.
The Interim Injunction order is for staying of the execution of the order of interim injunction contained in the ruling of the court delivered on April 17, directing parties to maintain status qou ante as at April 15, in relation to the suspension of Ganduje from the APC by the Ganduje Ward Executive Committee pending the hearing and determination of the 4th respondent/applicant Motion on Notice.
The Judge then adjourned the matter until April 30 for hearing of the case.
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Meanwhile, the Kano State chapter of the has urged the public to ignore the purported suspension of the national chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.
The secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Zakari Sarina, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kano that the supposed suspension of Ganduje by any group of individuals was null and void.
He said the suspension, which was announced on Sunday by a faction of the party, came from non-members of the party.
“It is impracticable for non-members to slam a national officer with suspension without recourse to laid down procedures as enshrined in the party’s constitution.
“I must make it clear, that we are undeterred by the activities of these impostors because.
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Their style lacks finesse and sophistication and has further exposed their political naivety where Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is an acclaimed master.
“From available records, those behind the latest oddity are political jobbers who have offered themselves for pecuniary benefits at behest of dignity,” Sarina alleged.
According to him, they don’t belong to progressive because a good thing party member will not work towards destroying a legitimate member who was governor for 8 years and rose to become a national chairman.
“It is because they are outsiders, they are simply not aware of the internal workings, or ground rules of the APC on disciplinary actions, hence they resort to poor strategy that cannot stand logic, and reasons.
“We from ward, local government level and state are solidly behind our leader who has contribute positively towards the political growth of our party’’, he told NAN.
Sarina alleged that leader of the group who announced the purported Ganduje’s suspension was a member of New Nigeria People’s Party who contested but lost the counselorship election in Ganduje ward.
He advised the media to be cautious of those who seek to use their platforms to promote falsehood. “The media should, as a matter of fact, scrutinise issues that are of paramount to the growth of democracy by being the driver of democracy,” he said. (NAN)
