Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, yesterday, extended the olive branch to members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state loyal to Senator Ibrahim Shekarau....CONTINUE READING
This is as the Court of Appeal in Abuja reversed an earlier judgment by Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) upholding the congresses held by the Shekarau faction of the party.
Ganduje, who led APC chieftains from Kano to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, explained that the gesture was to ensure victory for the party in 2023.
He expressed satisfaction over the appellate court’s ruling, which validated the ward, local council and state congresses conducted by Abdullahi Abbas as against the one conducted by Haruna Danzago, a Shekarau loyalist.
Presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, the three-member panel, in three judgments, held that the High Court acted without jurisdiction in hearing a case about local council and ward congresses conducted by the APC in Kano.
The appellate court held that the dispute was not a pre-election one, but related to the internal affairs of the APC, which should be decided by the party’s leadership.
It allowed the appeal on merit and set aside the judgment given on November 30, 2021 by Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court.
SECRETARY to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, is optimistic that his party, the APC, will retain the presidential seat after President Muhammadu Buhari.
During an empowerment scheme in Gombi Local Council of Adamawa State, yesterday, sponsored by House of Representatives member representing Gombi/Hong, Yusuf Buba, the SGF assured that Adamawa State would also be recaptured by APC in the coming general elections.
Represented by Dr. Ismaila Nuhu, the SGF pointed out that Nigerians would not gamble with the economic opportunities the Buhari government initiated.
MEANWHILE, some APC members from Daura Local Council of Katsina State have alleged illegal detention of its chairmanship candidate, Alhaji Shehu Audu, by the police.
Audu, who was arrested recently for allegedly collecting money from some youths in Daura to give them jobs, is reportedly detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state’s police headquarters.
The group, at a press briefing on Wednesday, alleged that Audu was being punished for a crime he didn’t commit and that the purpose was to tarnish his image before the April 11 council elections in the state.
GOVERNOR Aminu Masari of Katsina has signed a new Security Challenge Containment Order into law, banning political thuggery and indiscriminate display of posters and banners in the state.
The ban, which is aimed at checking politicians’ excesses ahead of the April 11 council elections, came few days after state banned volunteer security groups across the state.
A statement issued by the Commissioner for information, Culture and Home Affairs, Abdulkarim Yahaya, warned that violators would be sanctioned according to the dictates of the law.
