A Kano State High Court has confirmed the appointment of Hon. Abdullahi Zubairu Abiya as the Acting State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State.
The court also upheld the suspension of the former state chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, and barred him from interfering in the affairs of the party pending the determination of the substantive suit before it.
In its ruling, the court ordered all parties involved in the dispute to maintain the status quo and specifically restrained Dungurawa from parading himself as the NNPP chairman or taking any action capable of disrupting the party’s activities in the state.
The judge further directed that Dungurawa must desist from interfering in the party’s administration until the case is heard and finally determined.
The court fixed January 19 for the hearing of the suit instituted by the NNPP Dawakin Tofa Local Government Executive Committee against Dungurawa.
The suit arose from a legal challenge to Dungurawa’s continued claim to the chairmanship position after he was suspended by the party’s state executive committee.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Executive Committee of the NNPP, during an emergency meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Kano, formally confirmed Abiya as the Acting State Chairman.
The party leadership said the decision followed the removal of Dungurawa from office and was aimed at ensuring stability and continuity in the party’s administration in the state.
Naijaonpoint reports that Dungurawa is widely known to be politically aligned with the NNPP’s national leader and former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a factor that has further heightened interest in the unfolding leadership crisis within the party.
The court’s intervention is expected to calm tensions within the Kano NNPP as stakeholders await the substantive hearing and final determination of the case.