Federal High Court In Kano Has Issued 48-hours Deadline To 2 Judges To Resign From Panel Probing Ganduje’s Administration

Two Kano Judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf have been given a 48 hours deadline to resign from the panel set up to probe former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

The two justices were appointed by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf to serve as Chairman of Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets, and Chairman of Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate Political Violence and Missing Persons respectively,

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano which was presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order on Thursday while delivering his judgment in case instituted by former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje seeking the court to stop Governor Yusuf from probing his administration.

He said failure by the judges to comply with the 48-hours deadline, the National Judicial Council (1st Defendant) shall stop forthwith, the payment of any remuneration, allowances and benefits meant for judicial officers from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation to the Judges.

The respondents in the suit are: National Judicial Council (1st Defendant), Revenue Mobilization Allocation And Fiscal Commission (2nd), Attorney-General Kano State (3rd), Hon. Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Hon. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf as 4th and 5th defendants respectively.