Kano APC crisis: Appeal Court okays Gov Ganduje’s faction

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, set aside an earlier judgment by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which gave recognition to the congresses held by the Ibrahim Shekarau faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State.

A three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, held that the Abuja High Court acted without jurisdiction in hearing a case of Local Government and Ward congresses conducted by the APC in Kano State.

The court held that the dispute was not a pre-election one, but internal affairs of the APC, which should be decided by the leadership of the party.

The court then allowed the appeals for being meritorious and set aside the judgment given on November 30, 2021, by Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the FCT.

The three appeals challenging the judgment of the Abuja High Court are; Hon Olayide Adewale Akinremi and another vs. Murtaka Bala Salaiman and 17916 others (CA/ABJ/CV/1020/2021); APC vs. Muttaka Bala Sulaiman and 17914 others (CA/ABJ/CV/1034); Dr Tony Macfoy and 3 others vs. Musa Muhammad Bala and 1320 others (CA/ABJ/CV/03/2022).

Owing to the crisis in the APC in Kano State, the two factions of the party conducted parallel congresses on October 18, 2021. While the Ganduje faction returned Abdullahi Abbas as the state Chairman, the Shekarau faction produced Ahmadu Haruna Danzago.

The national headquarters of the party later endorsed the one conducted by the Ganduje faction, a decision that was challenged before the Abuja High Court.

On November 30, 2021, Justice Muazu held in favour of the Shekarau faction following which the Ganduje faction filed appeals at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which appeals were adjudged successful in the appellate court judgments delivered yesterday.

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