It’s overreaching powers for court to reverse constitutional dissolution of Kano State Executive Committees – NNPP
*Urges judiciary must come under close public scrutiny as some courts may be compelled to do bidding of unscrupulous politicians ahead 2027
*As it mulls reporting officials involved to National Judicial Council
By KEMI KASUMU
The NNPP argued that, “the Supreme Court in a plethora of cases ruled that political party affairs are non-justiciable as such matters are the internal affairs of political parties.”
In a statement by the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Bamofin Ladipo Johnson, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party regards the purported reversal of its internal decisions by a High Court as “an ordinary street rumour”.
This is so, the statement said, because it has not been served with any court process.
The statement followed media reports that a court in Kano had reversed the dissolution of the Party’s Executive Committees at the State, Local Government and Ward levels in line with the Party’s Constitution.
It was reported that the court, vide an ex-parte order by the Honourable Justice Nasiru Saminu on Tuesday, allegedly granted an interim injunction to this effect.
However, the NNPP national leadership asserted in the statement that it was yet to be served with any court documents. But if this rumour is in any way confirmed, such action is clearly inconsistent with legal procedures and established legal precedents.
It argued that it was evidently a misnomer for a judge to purportedly grant such an over-reaching interim injunction against a completed action by the National Working Committee of the Party.”
The party stated that, “We still regard the whole orchestration as a mere rumour. But if this is confirmed, we will take firm legal measures and ensure that the purported illegal injunction does not stand.
“Obviously, it can never stand because it is an illegality, a clear abuse of court process as the court lacks the jurisdiction to reverse a decision by the Party, being an internal affair of the Party. The dissolution of Kano State Executives of the Party at all levels therefore stands.”
The NNPP argued that, “the Supreme Court in a plethora of cases ruled that political party affairs are non-justiciable as such matters are the internal affairs of political parties.
“Therefore, the purported reversal by a Kano State High Court of the decision of the National Working Committee of NNPP cannot be an exception. If the reported injunction of this nature is confirmed to be true, then it could only be described as an exercise in legal rascality.”
The NNPP held in its statement that as the country inexorably moves towards 2027, the judiciary must come under close public scrutiny as some courts, most unfortunately, may clearly seem to be compelled to do the bidding of unscrupulous politicians.
“As such, contrary to their oath and ethical obligations, judicial officers may be induced to grant overreaching orders and illegal ex-parte injunctions in aid of such politicians.
“The Party stated that in established instances of this nature, it would have no option than to take all necessary measures to ensure that the judicial officers involved are duly sanctioned by the National Judicial Council (NJC).”
