Wednesday 5 July 2017

Kaduna High Court restrains El-Rufai from sacking district, village heads


A High Court sitting ‎in Zaria, Kaduna State on Tuesday, granted an order of interim injunction, restraining governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai of Kaduna State from taking any step whatsoever to fill the offices of District and Village heads within their domains pending the hearing and determination of Motion on Notice.
Others restrained from taking such actions include the Attorney General of Kaduna State ,Jaafaru Ibrahim Sani (Commissioner Kaduna Ministry of local government affairs), Kaduna State council of Emirs and Chiefs, Zazzau Emirate council, Kaduna State House of Assembly either by themselves or via their agents, servants and privies or any one, committee, task force, ministry or whosoever described acting on the instructions or directives of the defendants.

Similarly, an order of interim injunction was also granted, directing the parties to the suit to maintain the status quo ante prior to issuance of letters MLG/CA/45/427 and MLG/CA/45/462 dated 7th June, 2017 and 12th June 2017 respectively by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants pending the hearing ‎and determination of the Motion on Notice.
An order was also granted restraining the 5th Defendant/respondent from making any recommendation pursuant to the said letters/circulars herein mentioned and restraining the 1st-3rd defendants/respondents from acting on any such recommendations if any has been made pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice
Alhaji Lawal Iro (Magajin Mallam Zazzau Hakimin Samaru) Alhaji Falalu Umaru (Maharin Zazzau Hakimin Dutsen Abba and Alhaji Isah Suleiman (Danmalikin Zazzau Hakimin Nassarawan Doya) who are plaintiffs in the suit No. KDH/Z/144/2017 suing for themselves and on behalf of the duly appointed District Heads whose positions are illegally threatened by the defendants had prayed for an order of Interim Injunction restraining the defendants/respondents either by themselves or via their agents, servants and privies or any one, committee, task force, ministry or whosoever described acting on the instructions or directives of the defendants from acting on the directives contained in the letters and or circulars or take any step whatsoever to fill the offices of District and Village Heads within their domains pending the hearing and determination of Motion on Notice.



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