Court sacks NNPP chairmanship, councillorship candidates in Kano

Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Friday nullified the nomination of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chairmanship and councillorship candidates for Saturday’s election in the 44 local government areas of the state.

The judge delivered the ruling in a suit filed by a faction of NNPP against the party leadership.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) were listed as respondents in the suit.

Justice Amobeda in his ruling ordered KANSIEC to accept a new list of candidates presented by the faction led by the recognised NNPP Chairman in the state, Dalhatu Shehu Usman.

He also restrained security agencies from providing security if the election goes ahead without the updated candidates’ list.

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The judge said: “The defendant is hereby restrained from releasing the voters register for the 2nd Defendant to conduct the proposed election on 26th October 2024.

He further instructed that KANSIEC must recognize the list of candidates submitted by the plaintiffs.

“The 2nd Defendant is hereby directed to accept as genuine and subsisting the list of NNPP candidates submitted to it by the recognized State Chairman, Dalhatu Shehu Usman,” the judge ruled, adding that “any other list submitted for the 2024 Local Government Election in Kano State should be rejected.

“That the 3rd and 4th Defendants are forthwith restrained from providing security and protection to the scene of the Election plans to take place on the 26th October, 2024.”

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