A Kano State High Court has fixed November 21, 2018 for hearing of the originating summon of a suit filed before it by a group of lawyers challenging the legality of Kano State House of Assembly’s investigation into the bribery allegation against Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
A group of constitutional lawyers, Lawyers for the Sustainable Democracy of Nigeri, filed a case before Justice Ahmed T. Badamasi challenging the constitutionality of the seven-man committee set up by the Assembly to investigate the matter.
The case came up on Monday for ruling on an injunction that restrained Kano State House of Assembly and Honourable Baffa Babba Danagundi, the 1st and 2nd respondents in the case, from taking further actions in investigation of bribery allegation against governor Ganduje.
Counsel to the plaintiff, Barrister Nuraini Jimo, reminded the court that the injunction had restrained the 1st and 2nd respondents by themselves, their agents, officials or any other persons whosoever to invite anybody, enquire, investigate, questioning, examining, making any further press release, plying any further video clips, investigating or further proceeding with the allegation against governor Ganduje.
Jimo, who was represented by Barrister Khalid Abdulhafiz, also urged the court to discard the 18-paragraph counter-affidavit submitted to it by counsel to the 1st and 2nd respondent, Barrister Muhammad Sa’idu Waziri for not following due processes in filing it.
Barrister Waziri in his response assured that his clients being lawmakers would not in any way disobey court by taking any further action related to the bribery allegation.
In his ruling, Justice Ahmed T. Badamasi granted the injunction application as requested and adjourned the case till November 21, 2018 for hearing on the originating summons.
It would be recalled that the court had earlier granted an order restraining the Kano Assembly’s seven-man committee from taking any further action in its investigation into the allegation of bribery allegation against Governor Ganduje.
An online newspaper, Daily Nigerian, had released video clips purportedly showing Ganduje receiving bribe in dollars from an unidentified contractor in the state.
