The political comedy in Kano takes a new twist as the Kano High Court stops suspension of APC Chairman Ganduje.
The Judge also asked the parties to maintain the status quo before the purported emergency meeting of the alleged executive members of the APC ward.
Justice Liman gave the order while ruling on a motion exparte filed by Ganduje for the enforcement of his fundamental right to fair hearing.
But the APC said the masterminds are members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and filed a petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC), alleging that the judge who gave the order has been compromised.
On Wednesday, the Kano State High Court granted an ex parte order restraining Ganduje from parading himself as a member of the party, thereby affirming his suspension.
But the APC National Working Committee (NWC) described the order as fraudulent and unlawful.
The APC National Legal Adviser, Prof. Abdulkarim Kana stated this while briefing journalists shortly after the APC Ward Executives from Ganduje Ward in Dawakin-Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State visited the party’s National Chairman in his office in Abuja.
Kana also said the Ganduje Ward Executives had proceeded to the National Judicial Council (NJC) to submit a petition for Kano High Court Judge, Justice Usman Na’abba to be called to order.
The ex parte motion against Ganduje was filed by Dr Ibrahim Sa’ad on behalf of two executive members of Ganduje’s ward, Dawakin-Tofa Local Government Area, the Assistant Secretary, Laminu Sani and Legal Adviser, Haladu Gwanjo (plaintiffs), who were part of the nine ward executives that suspended Ganduje.
Kana said, “It is a typical 419 situation and they went too far by obtaining a fraudulent judgment. We also heard about that order. We haven’t seen it but any form order that emanates from falsehood, then you know that such order is unlawful and will not be recognized or respected .
“The Ganduje ward executives are also going to the NJC to submit a petition against the judge who granted the exparte order. If a judge refuses to invite the other party before granting such an order and even follows the order with a threat, you know that such a judge has a vested interest.
“Those who purportedly went and appeared before him are fraudsters. One of those whose names appeared in court in the case is here in Abuja at the secretariat and his name is appearing over there. Where are they getting all these things?
“They have gone too far and the court has also gone too far. The NJC had before now issued a directive to courts not to issue such fraudulent exparte orders without listening to the other party. What would it have taken the judge to order that the APC be served a hearing notice.
“If a judge decides on his own to listen to one side without hearing the other, or without inviting the parties who are mentioned in the process to make an order and then follow the order of the threats, you know that the Judge was interested in the case. And of course you know what it is, it means that the judge has been compromised.”