APC tackles Kwankwasiyya Movement on influencing court proceedings
By Editor
The All Progressives Congress(APC) has hit back at Kwankwasiyya faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), rejection the allegation that the Kano State Government is influencing court proceedings in its favour.
The APC stated this in a statement issued by its spokesperson for the state, Auwalu Soja Gwale, saying that the allegation, reportedly made by factional Spokesperson of NNPP, Ibrahim Karaye, lacked empirical evidence.
Gwale denied claims that the state government paid huge sums to influence proceedings at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, demanding immediate retraction.
He therefore,issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Karaye and the NNPP to retract the allegation, tender a public apology and desist from making similar claims, warning that failure to comply would result in legal action for defamation.
He described the allegation as “false, malicious and legally indefensible,” stressing that the Kano State Government had never interfered with judicial processes.
According to him, the claim is part of a pattern of what it called “reckless rhetoric” by elements within the NNPP whenever political outcomes do not favour them.
Gwale urged the Kwankwasiyya faction of NNPP to focus on resolving its internal leadership disputes, citing ongoing litigations involving factions linked to Boniface Aniebonam and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, rather than interfering in frivolous matter.
He said it was inappropriate for a party embroiled in internal crises to accuse the judiciary of corruption without proof.
Gwale reaffirmed APC’s commitment to the rule of law and urged the public to disregard the allegation, describing it as baseless.
APC tackles Kwankwasiyya Movement on influencing court proceedings
