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.
The plaintiffs also prayed for an order of interim injunction
restraining the Defendants/Respondents 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.
The plaintiffs also sought for an order of interim injunction
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 already
filed.
According to the presiding judge, Honourable Justice B. F Zubairu ,
the restraining order which was signed by himself also signed by the
Registrar Buhari Aliyu Esq dated the 28th day of June, 2017 was based
on the 24 paragraphs affidavit in support of the motion paper by Mr.
Yemi S. Adekunle with W. U Abdul Azeez Esq and S. Garba Esq, counsel for
the Applicants.
Recalled that another High Court sitting in Kafanchan had earlier
given a restraining order in a similar suit by another plaintiffs.
Meanwhile, the matter has been adjourned to Wednesday 5th July, 2017 for hearing of the Motion on Notic
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