Katsina: Supreme Court annuls Masari’s sack of 34 elected PDP chairmen, six years after

The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Friday, has declared Governor Bello Masari’s sack of 34 duly elected PDP local government chairmen as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional.

The apex court in its ruling, said Governor Masari’s dissolution of the 34 duly elected PDP local government council chairmen as well as councilors on allegation of financial misappropriation of council’s funds is illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.

The judgement, which was delivered via zoom by the apex court in the suit marked SC 244/218, Abubakar Ibrahim Yantaba and others vs Governor of Katsina State, granted the appeal and set aside the judgment of Court of Appeal.

The Supreme Court equally gave consequential orders for the Masari led government to comply by ensuring that the entitlement of the unlawfully dissolved elected PDP council officials are paid all their entitlements from the date of their illegal dissolution to the date they were to vacate office not later than August this year.

Reacting to the development, the PDP Chairman, Katsina State, Alhaji Salisu Majigiri thanked to God for the victory.

He equally congratulated the Katsina PDP family for waiting patiently for good six years for “this well-deserved victory.”

“We sort seven relief from the Supreme Court, we were able to have 6 out of the 7 relief approved.

“We thank God almighty for giving us the judgment and also the Supreme Court for giving consequential order so that enforcement can be done from now to August 2021.

“This, indeed is a landmark judgment and serious progress and advancement for Nigeria democracy because with this, no governor will wake up overnight and dissolve the local government elected council without respect for the Nigerian constitution.

“We thank the teeming members of Katsina State PDP and of course the elected local government officials who have spent six years waiting for Supreme Court to deliver this judgment.

“Today, judgment is here and we are waiting for its enforcement.

“Once again, we are congratulating the entire PDP family of Katsina State for this laudable achievement,” Majigiri said.

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Six whole year!!!

Great news

Supreme court serving everyone breakfast

Atleast this court we don de hear of them small small these days in the news for good things.

Unlike all those their dashing out votes days.

I still think judgement isn't meted out enough. Why not hit this type of offenders big like unseating him as a governor so as to forestall future attempts by others atleast that will put them all in check and make sure due process is followed before dissolving duly elected officials.

Nah eh! qualms
This is so sophisticated

Nice one from supreme Court
Just that I don't I like the idea of waiting for 6
Years to get justice

Anyway
Wahala be like northern Nigerian
E get bokoharam
Come still get hisbah

Nigeria and politics of bitterness na 5 & 6

Good

Hmmm

Victory at last......

This is serious, 6 years

LoL

Fair enough, governors be acting like mini diety.

Good

That's to tell you of the odd nature of our judiciary system here in Nigeria... Imagine the the time it took the Apex court to pass judgement, six whole years..

It seems Supreme Court has suddenly woken up from deep slumber these few weeks. What suddenly changed? Someone made a resolve? Anyway it's still a dream... let's keep our mouth shut and watch how long the good run will last.

Good. But will buhari obey the court? Long thing for them.

Okay

Illegality being openly perpetrated in the state of the man of:integrity' according to Yoruba Muslims

Same judgement was given in Oyo state as well.

The hypocrisy of some Nigeria governors stinks, they want restructuring but are not ready to grant full autonomy to Local government

small, small we will get there. I prefer victor prediction for the best football prediction

First news

Good news



I tap this victory in endeavors today.


With patients, the future is great

There is light at the end of the tunnel

For delivere flouting constitutional provisions, office holders should go to jail after leaving office. This should be part of our Constitution.

This will check wrecklessness by politicians.

Ok

All those governors has no single regard for LGA. LG should have shelve off their poverty and join JUSUN for the on going strike demanding for their autonomy as well. Congratulations to Katsina sacked LGA chairman and Oyo.

Can you imagine?

For buhari state

E go work so ?

Very good ... Governors should stop playing emperor and sacking people who the people elected

Nice judgement

It's only in the zoo that governors will want to dismiss elected local council men