A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has disqualified Prof. Sani Lawan Malumfashi from being Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) for being a political party card-carrying member.
Justice Simon Amobeda gave the ruling on Tuesday, in a matter filed by Aminu Aliyu Tiga and All Progressive Congress (APC).
The defendants in the suit are Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Kano State House of Assembly, Attorney General, Kano State, INEC, Director , Department of State Services, Commissioner of Police, Kano Command, State Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, Anas Muhammad Mustapha, Mukhtar Garba Dandago, Isyaku IbrahimKunya, Kabir Jibril Zakirai and Amina Inuwa Fagge.
The court ordered that the 9th to 14h Defendants being card-carrying members of the New Nigeria’s
People Party (NNPP) and in partisan politics contrary to section 197 (1) (b) and section 200 (1) (a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Section 4 of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2001, are not qualified to be the Chairman and Members of the 1st Defendant.
That, the 9th Defendant not being an officer in the Kano State Civil Service not below the rank of Director prior to his appointment as Secretary of the first defendant was not qualified to be appointed to the position pursuant to section 14 of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2001.
That, the 1st Defendant whose composition of members was made in contravention of Constitutional provisions of section 197 (1) (b) and section 200 (1) (a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Section 4 of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2001 cannot validly and Competently conduct Local Government Election 2024 in respect of 44 Local Governments in Kano State until and unless qualified persons are duly and legally appointed as chairman and members of the commission in line with relevant extent law.
