BREAKING: Court Takes Action on Suit Seeking Ganduje’s Sack As APC Chairman

• The court has rejected the suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as APC national chairman
• The suit was filed by a group, the APC North Central Group, amid Ganduje's court battle with the Kano state government led by Abba Kabir Yusuf
• Delivering the judgement on Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo, explained why Ganduje cannot vacate his seat as the APC chairman

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, September 23, dismissed a suit seeking Abdullahi Ganduje's removal as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a judgment delivered on Monday morning, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the suit by a group, the APC North Central Group, was premature and related to an issue within the internal affair of the political party.

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Justice Ekwo also held that the plaintiff was not a juristic person having not been registered in law and therefore has no legal power or capacity to file the suit, The Nation reported.

The judge equally held that the APC North Central group failed to explore the internal mechanism for peaceful resolution of issues before approaching the court.

Why group dragged Ganduje to court

As reported by the Punch, Justice Ekwo was of the view that the appointment of officers of the APC by its National Executive Committee (NEC) is an internal affair of the party which no court can dabble into.

The plaintiff had filed the suit, seeking among others, an order voiding Ganduje’s appointment as the chairman of the APC, claiming that it violated the party’s Constitution.

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The plaintiff contended that since the party’s chairmanship position was zoned to the North Central, a replacement for the immediate past Chairman of the APC ought to also be appointed from the North Central.

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Ganduje’s trial documents stolen

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Abba Yusuf has alleged that the attack by protesters at the Kano court during the August hardship demonstration was politically motivated and a planned work.

According to the Kano state government, the vandalism of the Kano State High Court was orchestrated to destroy important documents related to ex-Governor Ganduje's corruption trial.

After assessing the damage at the court, Governor Yusuf urged the youth in the state to avoid being used as a tool for violence.

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