Kwankwaso supporters in tough waters as courtroom sacks faction in Kano

Supporters of the previous governor of Kano state and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion, (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso are swimming in opposition to the tide as an Abuja division of the Courtroom of Enchantment has put aside the choice of a Federal Excessive Courtroom which recognised Alhaji Shehu Sagagi, one in all key ally, because the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) within the state.

Whereas Kwankwaso had lengthy defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion, (NNPP), the place he’s the get together’s presidential candidate, the Sagagi faction of the PDP is claimed to nonetheless be loyal to him and the faction is backed by Kwankwaso in what many see as anti-party actions on all fronts.

Nevertheless, some members of the get together had accused Sagagi and his supporters within the get together of appearing as spoilers to favour Kwankwaso and had gone to courtroom to hunt his elimination.

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The Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP had additionally on March 29, dissolved the state, native and ward government committees of the state chapter of the get together and appointed a six-man caretaker committee as alternative.

However on Might 25, Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Kano issued an injunction restraining the PDP management from eradicating Sagagi from workplace till the tip of his tenure in December 2024.

However on Monday, the appellate courtroom put aside Justice Taiwo’s judgment, reasoning that the matter was an inner affair and that the get together had powers to dissolve the Kano executives.

The three-man panel of judges led by Peter Ige unanimously held that the choice of the PDP’s NWC to dissolve the Govt Committees in any respect ranges in Kano State and the appointment of members of the caretaker committee can’t be challenged in a courtroom, as it’s opposite to the PDP structure.