The Kano State Government has rejected an Abuja High Court Judgement, nullifying the Governor Ganduje led APC Congresses, insisting the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter.

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja had nullified the congresses of the Kano State All Progressive Congress (APC) conducted by the Ganduje led faction of the party on Tuesday.

However, in response to the court’s decision, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, M. A Lawan, said the basis upon which the Court relied to give its Judgement cannot stand because the issue of jurisdiction is still valid.

He said the Kano government will appeal the judgement because as at the time the Ward Congresses were conducted in Kano they were done only by the authentic leadership of the APC led by Abdullahi Abbas.

The Attorney General said they are going to study the Judgement and appeal it, assuring that they would certainly get a judgement in their Appeal.

The Abuja High Court presided by Justice Hamza Muazu upheld the congresses conducted by Senator Ibrahim Shekarau’s led faction of the party.

The Judge ruled that the Shekarau led faction, ”tagged G-7” conducted an election that was signed by the 7- man committee of the APC.

Reports that the Applicants in the suit are Muntaka Bala Sulyman with 17, 980 members of the party while the defendants are members of the All Progressive Congress in Kano.

The first defendant is Mai- Mala Buni, Caretaker Chairman, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the National Secretary and the Independent National Electoral Commission, as the fourth defendant.

The court held that all the congresses conducted by the Ibrahim Shekarau led faction are valid.

The applicants were represented by Barr. Nuraini Jimoh, SAN and the defendants were represented by Barr. Sule Usman, SAN, M.N. Duru and Mashood Alabelewe.

However, Barrister M. A Lawan said it was not true to say that the other faction of Shekarau had conducted Wards Congresses which was the basis of them having judgement, “we are the only ones who conducted Congress in Ward levels on that day and the documents are there to show”.

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ede South/Ede North/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State have thrown their weight behind the second term bid of the State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola.

This is as the leaders have also warned that no aspirant from the federal Constituency should contest in the Osun APC primary against the Governor.

This decision was made known by Chairman of the elders, Gbadebo Ajao at a press conference on Tuesday at Ido-Osun.

The party leaders at the press conference disclosed that any party member from the federal Constituency who contests with the governor would be rejected by the party and they would not have their support in any form whatsoever.

The elders stated that their decision to endorse the Governor as the sole candidate for the 2022 gubernatorial election was arrived at after wide consultations across the federal constituency.

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Recall that the APC had slated March, Saturday 5, 2022, for its gubernatorial primary election in Osun State and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also fixed July 16, 2022 for the Osun Gubernatorial election.

Some members of the party, especially The Osun Progressives (TOP) have been agitating that the candidate of the party for the polls be selected from the Osun West senatorial zone as was clamoured in 2018 so as to ensure fairness since individuals from both the Osun Central and East had served two terms in office as governor.

When the APC ticket went to the incumbent who comes from the Osun Central senatorial zone, many political heavyweights within the Osun APC, like the former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti decamped from the party to another political party in order to realise their ambitions but only came back to the party after election victory went the other way.

This move has not gone down well with the pro-Oyetola/IleriOluwa faction of the party whose argument has been that the decision to select a candidate that will be the APC flagbearer should be based on competence and not zonal consideration.

Notwithstanding, many aspirants from the Osun West zone have started to indicate interest in presenting themselves for the Osun top job.

The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured seven convictions before different Justices of the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State.

The convicts are Akanji Musa Olawale (a.k.a Casey Harris), Oyetunji Habeeb Opeyemi (a.k.a lucy Stewart), Adeboye Abdulazeez Ayodeji,(a.k.a Thomas Ruchie) Agbedi Shola Peter (a.k.a Matthew Duke), Shonubi Oluwafemi Samson (a.k.a Benitadykes), Akinboade Fatai Abiodun and Sodiq Olelekan Saliman.

Justice Uche Agomoh of Federal High Court, Ibadan, found Akanji and Oyetunji guilty of offence of impersonation contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2)(b) of the same Act.

They were sentenced to five months and six months jail terms, respectively.

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Similarly, Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, convicted Akinboade on one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000, while Sodiq was convicted for impersonation contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

Justice Taiwo thereafter sentenced the two defendants to six months community service each.

In the same vein, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Oshogbo found Adeboye, Agbedi and Shonubi guilty of fraudulent impersonation, an offence which contravenes Section 22 (2) (b) (1) Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the same Act.

Justice Ayo-Emmanuel convicted the trio and sentenced them to two months imprisonment each.

The convicts are to restitute their various victims and forfeit the items recovered from them to the Federal Government.

The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Kazaure on Wednesday sentenced a primary school teacher, Makasusi Sunusi, to life imprisonment for defiling a 5-year-old pupil.

The prosecution counsel narrated that Sunusi, who was the victim’s teacher, lured the pupil and raped her in the school at Kazaure town on 4th February 2021.

He said the suspect was arrested and charged to court for the offence of rape punishable under the Jigawa State Penal Code Miscellaneous Amendment, 2014.

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The prosecution presented five witnesses and tendered a medical report to prove its case.

Presiding Judge, Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu said the prosecution counsel had proved their case beyond reasonable doubt and therefore found the accused guilty of the offense.

She sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment for the offence of rape as prescribed by Section 3 of the Jigawa State Penal Code Miscellaneous Amendment, 2014.