NNPP denies court reversal of Kano executives’ dissolution

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed reports that a court in Kano State reversed the dissolution of its party executives, describing the claims as false and legally flawed.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, said the NNPP National Working Committee (NWC) was unaware of any such court order, noting that it had not been served with any legal documents.

According to the party, media reports claiming that a Kano High Court reinstated its executives at the state, local government and ward levels should, for now, be treated as mere rumours.

The statement followed claims that Justice Nasiru Saminu of a Kano High Court allegedly granted an ex parte order issuing an interim injunction to reverse the dissolution carried out by the NNPP leadership.

Reacting, the party maintained that even if such an order exists, it would amount to a violation of established legal principles.

“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,” the statement said.

The NNPP argued that the court lacked the jurisdiction to interfere in what it described as the internal affairs of a political party.

“Obviously, it can never stand because it is an illegality and 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,” it stated.

The party insisted that the dissolution of the Kano State executives at all levels remained valid and in force.

Citing several Supreme Court decisions, the NNPP stressed that courts are barred from meddling in internal party matters.

“The Supreme Court, in a plethora of cases, ruled that political party affairs are non-justiciable, as such matters are the internal affairs of political parties,” it said, describing any contrary ruling as “an exercise in legal rascality.”

The party further warned that as the country moves towards the 2027 general elections, the judiciary must come under close public scrutiny, alleging that some judges could be influenced by “unscrupulous politicians.”

The NNPP concluded that if the reported injunction is confirmed, it would pursue all lawful steps, including reporting any judicial officer involved to the National Judicial Council for appropriate sanctions.