The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, has received support from his Local Government Area (LGA) and ward executives from Kano State.
They paid Ganduje a solidarity visit on Wednesday despite alleged media reports of his purported suspension from the APC.
The party added that the report of his suspension was made public by an imposter Executive Committee of Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa LGA.
Kano State High Court on Wednesday restrained Ganduje from parading himself as a member of the party.
Justice Usman Malam Na’abba made the order following an exparte motion filed by Dr Ibrahim Sa’ad on behalf of two APC executive members of Ganduje ward, Dawakin-Tofa Local Government Area.
The plaintiffs are the party’s Assistant Secretary, Laminu Sani, and its Legal Adviser, Haladu Gwanjo.
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The duo are among the nine ward executive members who suspended Ganduje from the party at the ward level, two days ago.
The respondents in the case include, All Progressives Congress (APC), APC National Working Committee (NWC), APC Kano State Working Committee (KSWC), and Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Granting the motion, Na’abba made an order restraining Ganduje from parading himself as APC National Chairman.
The court further made an order directing Ganduje to henceforth, desist from presiding over all affairs of the APC National Working Committee (NWC).
The court directed the respondents to henceforth maintain status quo ante belum as from April 15, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit on April, 30.
Justice Na’abba also granted the plaintiff’s prayer, which ordered the APC SWC, from interfering with the legally and validly considered decision of executives of Ganduje ward, essentially on action endorsed by two thirds majority of the executives as provided by the party constitution.
“An order is hereby granted directing all parties in the suit, APC (1st), APC National Working Committee (2nd), Kano State Working Committee APC (3rd), and Dr. Abdullah Umar Ganduje (4th), to maintain status quo ante belum as of April 15, 2024.
“The order thereby restraining the 1st respondent (APC) from recognising the 4th respondent (Ganduje) as a member of APC and prohibiting the 4th respondent (Ganduje) from presiding over any affairs of the NWC and restraining the state Working Committee from interfering with the legal and valid decision of the ward executives of Ganduje ward.
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“That the 4th respondent (Ganduje) is prohibited from parading himself as a member of APC or doing any act that may portray him or seem to be a member of APC, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.”
It will be recalled that nine members of the Ganduje ward proclaimed the suspension of the National Chairman of APC over the allegation of corruption slammed on him by the Kano state government.
The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission on Tuesday also filed new charges bordering on corruption and maladministration against the former governor.
These allegations include the purported acceptance of $413,000 and N1.38bn in bribes by Ganduje.
