Court sacks Zamfara APC exco

AHigh Court in Zamfara State yesterday dissolved the executive councils of wards, local government and state levels of the All Progressive Congress in the state.

Alhaji Surajo Garba and 138 others who are political allies of Senator Kabir Garba Marafa had earlier sued the state’s party executive council members challenging the 2018 party congress, saying there were irregularities and that they were disenfranchised.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Bello Tukur Gummi said the complaint by Alhaji Surajo Garba and 138 that they were disenfranchised during the 2018 party congress was genuine.

The court then dissolved all executive council members of the party at all levels, and asked them to stop parading themselves as party leaders. It then ordered a fresh congress in which due process should be followed and level playing ground given to all members.

Counsel to Alhaji Surajo Garba, Barrister Misbahu Salaudeen, told Daily Trust that the court had learnt that members of the party were disenfranchised that was why the party were dissolved.

However, the counsel to the state party executives, Barrister Kelechi Odeoyegbo, said they would study the judgment and a possible appeal was underway.