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Federal high court stops Ganduje’s suspension

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A Federal High Court in Kano, has stopped the suspension of the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje from the party.

Daily News 24 reports that the court granted the order on Wednesday, after a Kano State High Court, affirmed Mr Ganduje’s suspension from the party.

The state high court, led by Justice Umar Malam Na’abba upheld the APC chairman’s suspension and restrained him from participating the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

But Mr Ganduje filed an ex parte motion seeking to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing.

Also read: Ganduje’s son visits Kano anti-graft agency chairman, supports corruption probe against father

In the ex parte order made available to journalists on Thursday, A.M Liman, the presiding judge of the Federal High Court in Kano said the purported suspension should not be implemented until the case is heard and determined.

“”That all the Respondents, their servants, agents or privies are hereby restrained from Implementing and/or giving effect to the purported decision reached during the purported emergency meeting of the alleged Executive members of APC Ganduje Ward, held at Ganduje Ward of Dawakin Tofa Local.

“That all the parties are hereby mandated to maintain status quo before the purported emergency meeting of the alleged executive members of APC Ganduje Ward, and to stay action in respect of this matter pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application,” Justice Liman ruled..

The judge subsequently fixed April 30 to hear Ganduje’s appeal.

The 14 respondents in the suit include the Police, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and nine other individuals.

It could be recalled that a faction of APC executives in Dawakin ward, Tofa LGA of Kano, purportedly suspended Ganduje over alleged corruption.

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