A swimsuit filed in opposition to Gov Bello Matawalle difficult his place as Governor of Zamfara state for defecting to the All Progressives Congress from the Individuals Democratic Social gathering has been struck out.
The swimsuit was instituted in June 2021 in opposition to him and 4 others.
Justice Aminu Bappah Aliyu whereas ruling on the swimsuit on Monday stated the courtroom lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the organising summons within the swimsuit no FHC/GS/CS/14/2021 was filed by one Alhaji Bashir Saleh, Ibrahim Muhammed Turaki and Andulhamid Haruna within the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Gusau, Zamfara.
The plaintiffs had prayed the courtroom to declare that the primary and second defendants, Gov Bello Matawalle and Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu Gusau who gained the election on the platform of PDP to vacate workplace following their defection to the APC on June 29, 2021.
The plaintiffs, by their counsel, J. C Shaka, nonetheless, amended the originating summon and excluded the second defendant and deputy governor for remaining within the PDP.
The plaintiffs had joined the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), APC and Legal professional Common of the Federation as third, fourth and fifth defendants respectively within the swimsuit.
That they had requested the courtroom to restrain the fourth and fifth defendants from recognizing and dealing the primary and second defendants amongst different prayers.
In his ruling, Aliyu, stated that the unique summons filed by the plaintiffs lacked benefit because the matter earlier than the courtroom was neither election matter nor election course of.
Aliyu dominated that the Federal Excessive Court docket lacked jurisdiction to entertain the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs.
He additional dominated that the Structure of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, and the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria didn't, in any means, prohibit any particular person from becoming a member of any affiliation or political celebration of his selection.
Aliyu stated it was solely an election tribunal or state Home of Meeting that would take away a governor from workplace.
The courtroom, subsequently, awarded the price of N1m to every of the defendants to be paid by the plaintiffs.
Mike Ezeokhome, SAN who represented the Gov Matawalle and the APC recommended the courtroom for ruling in favour of his purchasers, whereas J.C Shaka stated the plaintiffs would examine the judgment for additional motion.
