The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed reports claiming that a court in Kano State reversed the dissolution of its party executives, describing the claims as false, misleading, and legally untenable.
In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, said the NNPP National Working Committee (NWC) was unaware of any court order reinstating the party’s executives in Kano State, as no legal documents had been served on the party.
According to the NNPP, media reports suggesting that a Kano High Court restored its executives at the state, local government, and ward levels should be treated as mere rumours until proven otherwise. The party noted that it had not received any official communication confirming such a ruling.
The clarification followed claims that Justice Nasiru Saminu of a Kano High Court granted an ex parte order, allegedly issuing an interim injunction to reverse the dissolution carried out by the party’s national leadership.
Reacting to the reports, the NNPP said that even if such an order exists, it would amount to a serious breach of established legal principles. The party insisted that the judiciary lacks the jurisdiction to interfere in internal party affairs.
“We still regard the entire orchestration as a rumour. However, if it is eventually confirmed, we will take firm legal steps to ensure that such an illegal injunction does not stand,” the statement said.
The party maintained that the dissolution of the Kano State party executives at all levels remains valid and effective. It cited several Supreme Court judgments which have consistently held that matters relating to the internal administration of political parties are non-justiciable.
“The Supreme Court has ruled in a plethora of cases that courts are not permitted to meddle in the internal affairs of political parties,” the NNPP stated, adding that any attempt to do so would constitute an abuse of court process.
The NNPP also expressed concern over what it described as growing attempts by “unscrupulous politicians” to manipulate judicial processes as the country moves closer to the 2027 general elections. It called for increased public scrutiny of the judiciary to safeguard democratic integrity.
The party concluded by warning that if the reported court order is confirmed, it would pursue all lawful remedies, including petitioning the National Judicial Council, to ensure accountability and uphold the rule of law.
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