The Katsina State High Court has ordered Ibrahim Musa Kaya to stop parading himself as Caretaker Committee Chairman of the New Nigeria People Party in the State.
Justice Kabir Shu’aibu also granted an interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing Kaya as Caretaker Chairman of the Katsina NNPP.
Justice Shu’aibu made the orders based on an ex-parte motion filed by Umar Ahmad Jubril, on behalf of himself, and the State, Local Government and Ward Executive Committees of the NNPP in Katsina State.
The High Court Judge also ordered the New Nigeria People Party to recognize only Umar Ahmad Jubril and the NNPP’s Executive Committee at the state, local government, and ward levels in Katsina State.
Joined in the motion as defendants include the New Nigeria People Party, the National Working Committee of the NNPP and the Katsina State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the NNPP, Ibrahim Musa Kaya.
The Independent National Electoral Committee, INEC, and the founder of the NNPP, Boniface Aniebonam, were equally joined as fourth and fifth defendants.
According to the court papers sited by our correspondent, Justice Shu’aibu, adjourned hearing of the motion on notice till October 26, 2023.
The NNPP Executive in Katsina State is among ten State Executives of the party that were recently suspended by the factional National Working Committee of the party aligned with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso faction of the NNPP.
The court case in Katsina State is the latest in the fallouts of the face-off between the Kwankwaso faction of the NNPP and the MAJOR AGBO-led Acting National Working Committee of the party, which is aligned with the NNPP founder, Boniface Aniebonam.
Meanwhile, the Major Agbo-led Acting National Committee(NWC) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has applauded the Katsina High Court’s interim order.
The acting national publicity secretary of NNPP, Alhaji AbdulSalam AbdulRasaq, in a statement issued in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday, hailed the decision of the court on the matter.
AbdulSalam said the court’s order stopping Kaya from parading himself as the caretaker committee chairman and the recognition of the executive of NNPP in Katsina state led by Umar Ahmad Jibril, is a welcome development and cherry news to the Major Agbo- led NWC of the party.
He, therefore, urged the concerned parties in the suit to obey the court’s order and act accordingly.
Abdulrasaq also congratulated the NNPP chairman in Katisna State,Umar Ahmad Jibril and other members of the state executive committee on their temporary victory at the court.
It is recalled that the Katsina NNPP’s executive was among the 10 States executives of the party that were recently suspended by the factional National Working Committee of the party loyal to the former presidential candidate of the party, Malam Rabiu Kwakwanso.
