The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed not to obey any court obtained through “fraudulent document” affirming the suspension of the national chairman of the party, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje.
TheHintsNews reports that Kano State High Court on Wednesday affirmed the suspension of Ganduje following an ex parte order restraining him from further parading himself as a member of APC.
The order was granted by Justice Usman Na’abba following an ex parte motion filed by Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani by their counsel Ibrahim Sa’ad.
However, addressing a press conference at the National secretariat on Wednesday in Abuja, after Ganduje Ward and local government exco paid a courtesy visit to the national chairman, the National Legal Adviser of the party, Prof. Abdulkarim Kana maintained that the court order was a nullity.
He insisted that the individuals who were behind the purported suspension of Ganduje are not APC members.
Kana noted: “You all have participated in the meeting they just concluded — the visit of the Kano state chapter of the party and that of the local government, that’s Dawaki Tofa and the Ganduje Ward.
“These are persons who ordinarily will be involved in some of the issues that are going around. And we all got the information the same way you got it, mostly from your own media that certain persons had suspended the national chairman.”
The party chieftain stressed that the party that both the Ward and local government exco dissociated themselves and also condemned the action.
His words: “We don’t know where all this is coming from, our preliminary investigation shows that there is a fraud. A typical 419 situation here.
“And unfortunately, they’ve also gone too far by tacking the fraudulent documents circulated to all of you. We’re also hearing this afternoon that they use the same for the document to go to court to obtain an order of the court. We haven’t seen the order, but we have heard about it.
“Whatever order that will emanate from such a document, and all of us know, even a 100 level law student will tell you that an order obtained by fraud is an unlawful order. It will not be enforceable,and it will not be recognised and it will not be respected.”
“In addition to the complaint that was brought to the police, the Ganduje ward exco are also going to the National Judicial Council to submit a petition against the judge who granted the ex parte order.”
Asked if the party would seek another order of court when served the Kano judgment Kana maintained: “If it is an order obtained by fraud and any lawyer will tell you any order obtain by fraud is a nullity ab initio
“We have not been served with court summons, no one is going to court yet. If a judge decides on his wonw to listen to one side without hearing the other, or without inviting the parties who are mentioned in the process to make an order and then follow the order of the threats. You know that the Judge was interested in the case. And of course you know what it is, it means that the judge has been compromised.”