Dare Babalola
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has insisted that the dissolution of its Kano executives at all levels remains effective, stating that no court order can reverse the decision.
Party spokesman Ladipo Johnson clarified in a statement Thursday that the dissolution remains in effect, dismissing claims of a Kano High Court reversal.
It said that if the court order was in any way confirmed, such action would clearly be inconsistent with legal procedures and established legal precedents.
NNPP noted that it was a misnomer for a judge to purportedly grant such an overreaching interim injunction against a completed action by the NWC of the party.
“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 party’s statement added.
It explained that the Supreme Court, in several cases, ruled that political party affairs were non-justiciable, as they were the internal affairs of political parties.
“Therefore, the purported reversal by a Kano state high court of the decision of the NWC 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,” said the statement.
It added that in established instances of this nature, the NNPP would have no option but to take all necessary measures to ensure that the judicial officers involved were duly sanctioned by the National Judicial Council.
