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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
A Kano High Court has affirmed the suspension of the state chairman of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), Hashimu Dungurawa, from his Gargari ward in Dawakin-Tofa local government area of the state.
The court also restrained Dungurawa from parading himself as the chairman of NNPP in the state, pending the final determination of the substantive motion.
The court granted the order sequel to a motion ex-parte dated 30th December 2025 and filed by Shuaibu Hassan and nine others, against Dungurawa and the NNPP
The plaintiffs, who are members of Gargari ward in Dawakin-Tofa Local Government, had sought the court to uphold the disciplinary processes and subsequent suspension of Dungurawa from the party after he was accused of denigrating the office and person of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, creating division in the party and his failure to pay party dues.
The plaintiffs through their lawyers, K. Njidda and S. A. Muhammad, moved an originating summon, seeking the court to determine whether their action against Dungurawa was in accordance with the provision of NNPP’s constitution.
Granting the interlocutory injunction on yesterday, Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, of state High Court 13, granted the ex-parte order as pleaded.
In the suit, with case number: KN/1218/2026, Justice Yusuf ordered that “the suspension of the first respondent on the 30th December, 2025 shall be maintained, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. The applicants are hereby ordered that the process be served on the respondents.”
The court also ordered parties to maintain status quo ante on the matter and adjourned the case to 19th January 2026 for hearing on the substantive motion.
