A High Court in Kano yesterday fixed May 27, 2024, to hear three applications on the suspension of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The applications to be heard by the court are preliminary objection, jurisdiction and joinder.
The applicants, Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Borguma, through their counsel, Ibrahim Sa’ad, informed the court that they had filed a Motion ex-parte with a 13-paragraph affidavit seeking an order for an interim injunction on Ganduje’s suspension.
Recall that the court had on April 17, 2024, granted an order directing parties to maintain the status quo as of the 15th day of April 2024, about the APC National Chairman’s suspension by the Ganduje Ward Executive Committee members.
When the case was mentioned yesterday, counsel to the applicant, Ibrahim Sa’ad, told the court that they were served with the counter affidavit by the respondent in court. He, therefore, asked for another date to enable them to respond to the application.
Counsel to the first, second and third respondents, M.M Duru, did not object to the request made by the counsel to the applicant for a new date to be given.
Counsel to the fourth respondent, Lydia Oyewo, who also did not object to the new date, informed the court that her client was not served with the court processes and therefore was a breach of a court order.
On their part, parties seeking to be joined, led by Barrister S.U Jibril, informed the court of their position in joining the matter before it.
After listening to both counsels, Justice Usman Na’abba fixed 27th May to enable both parties to serve their processes and for hearing of the three applications.
