Kano state – The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has given Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf a two-day ultimatum to resign their appointments.
TimesNow.com.ng recalls that Governor Abba Yusuf appointed Adamu as the chairman of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the recovery of misappropriated Public Properties and Assets and Yusuf as the chairman Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate Political Violence and Missing Persons.
Justice Simon Amobeda gave the judges the two-day ultimatum on Thursday, July 4.
As reported by Leadership, former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has filed a suit seeking the court to stop the probe of his administration by the Governor Abba Yusuf-led government.
Amobeda said Governor Yusuf’s action amounts to abuse of office and undermining the sanctity of the judiciary.
The judge said Governor Yusuf set up the commission of inquiries without appealing an earlier court judgment which declared that Ganduje can only be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) or the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).
He added that the judges risk not being paid their entitlements (remuneration, allowances and benefits) meant for judicial officers from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation by the 1st defendant (National Judicial Council).
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Governor Yusuf of Kano told Ganduje that he would not be leaving the NNPP.
Ganduje earlier enjoined Yusuf to join the APC. But in a statement via his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor said leaving one’s political party is like leaving a home and moving to another.
Yusuf said there are established procedures for defection, adding that Ganduje, being a former governor and deputy governor, should be well acquainted with these protocols.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
