{"id":114771,"date":"2024-10-22T23:51:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114771"},"modified":"2024-10-22T23:51:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:51:32","slug":"court-sacks-kano-electoral-commission-chairman-members-stops-lg-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/court-sacks-kano-electoral-commission-chairman-members-stops-lg-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Court sacks Kano electoral commission chairman, members, stops LG polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has disqualified the chairman and members of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, from conducting the scheduled local government elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled that the KANSIEC chairman and other members of the Commission are card carrying members of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and also are not civil servants above grade level 14.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming barely four days to the Kano LG elections, scheduled for Saturday October 26, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The court presided by Justice S.A Amobede made the declaration while delivering judgement in a suit filed by Aminu Aliyu Tiga, an All Progressives Congress, APC, member against KANSIEC, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi, and 14 others.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cThe defendants being card carrying members of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) and in partisan politics contrary to the 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 of the Defendant, (KANSIEC).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge further ruled that \u201cKabir Zakirai, the Secretary of the Commission, not being an officer in the Kano State Civil Service not below the rank of Director prior to his appointment as Secretary of the Commission, is not qualified to be appointed to the position pursuant to Section 14 of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2001\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The judge added that \u201cthe 1st Defendant (KANSIEC) 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justice Amobede further ruled that whatever the Commission \u201cdid or has done or is doing in preparation of 2024 Local Government Election in Kano State such as issuance of election guidelines, circulars, screening of candidates, sale of nomination and expression interest forms whichever and howsoever are null and void and of no effect whatsoever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendants are forthwith disqualified and removed from their positions as chairman and members of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 1st defendant (KANSIEC) is forthwith restrained from conducting 2024 Local Government Election in respect of 44 Local Governments in Kano State until and unless qualified persons are duly appointed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendants are mandated forthwith not to participate and monitor the conduct of Local Government Election 2024 in Kano State until and unless the provisions of sections 197 (1) (b), 199 (2) and 200 (1) (a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and sections 4 (b) and 14 (1) of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2001 are fully complied with in the appointment of qualified persons as Chairman and Members of the 1st Defendant,\u201d the judge added.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Amobede directed the Police and other security agencies to forthwith ensure full compliance with the ruling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has disqualified the chairman and members of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, from conducting the scheduled local government elections in the&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt 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