A Kano State High Court has reversed a previous decision that upheld the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The presiding judge, Usman Na’Abba, made the ruling on Monday, April 22, after Mr. Ganduje’s legal team presented their case.Initially, on April 17, Mr. Na’Abba had instructed Ganduje to refrain from identifying as a party member until the court made a final decision.
Furthermore, the court prohibited Ganduje from overseeing the activities of the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC).
However, Ganduje’s lawyers successfully petitioned the court to reconsider its decision, which the judge granted.
The latest judgment issued on Monday suspended the previous interim injunction and reinstated Ganduje’s status as a party member.
It directed both parties to maintain the situation as it was on April 15, 2024, regarding Ganduje’s suspension by the Ganduje Ward Executive Committee, until a final decision is made.
Recall that some members of the APC in Ganduje ward had suspended Ganduje from the party on corruption allegations leveled against him by the Kano State Government.
Haladu Maigwanjo, the party’s legal adviser in the ward, and others announced the suspension at a press conference in Kano.
Maigwanjo and an assistant secretary ward, Laminu Sani, obtained an ex-parte order from the court to enforce the suspension.However, in response to Monday’s ruling, executives of the APC Ganduje Ward have filed a petition with the National Judicial Council (NJC), where he alleged bias by Judge Na’Abba.
