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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A Kano State High Court has vacated an order affirming the suspension of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as a member of the party.
Recall that APC executives in Gaduje ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State had last week suspended Ganduje over alleged corruption.
Though the state working committee of the APC in the state nullified the suspension and suspended the ward executives, Justice Usman Na’Abba of Kano State High Court upheld it.
The development prompted the party executives at the ward level to petition the National Judicial Council (NJC) against the judge.
“The decision to intervene in internal party affairs without clear and compelling reasons to circumvent the party’s own mechanisms appears to constitute constitutional overreach.
“This action sets a concerning precedent regarding the impartiality and scope of judicial intervention in political party governance.
“The issuance of an ex parte order in a politically sensitive matter involving the leadership of a political party without ensuring that all internal remedies have been exhausted raises concerns about the proper judicial process,” they wrote in the petition.
However, Na’Abba vacated his earlier order on Monday and set April 30 to hear the case.