- A Federal High Court in Kano suspends activities of commissions probing former governor Ganduje’s tenure, citing legal proceedings initiated
- Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s inauguration of the commissions to investigate allegations of misappropriation faces legal intervention and is awaiting a hearing on May 28
A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an ex-parte order suspending the activities of two commissions of inquiry established by the Kano state government to investigate the tenure of the state’s former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf inaugurated these commissions last month to probe allegations of misappropriation of public funds, political violence, and missing persons during Ganduje’s tenure from 2015 to 2023. He governed the state and now serves as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In response to Ganduje’s proceedings, an ex-parte motion was filed, listing the two justices, the Kano state attorney general, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, and the National Judicial Council (NJC) as respondents.
Justice S.A. Amobeda, in granting the order, restrained the two justices from carrying out executive functions assigned to them by the Kano state governor in courtrooms designated for resolving disputes in Kano. The order also prohibits the two commissions from conducting further proceedings until the resolution of the ongoing suit.
Furthermore, the court directed that the case be expedited and scheduled a hearing for May 28.
The decision to halt the probe signifies a legal intervention in the investigative process initiated by the Kano state government, highlighting the complexities surrounding governance and judicial oversight.
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