The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has rejected reports that a Kano State High Court has overturned the dissolution of the party’s executive committees in the state, insisting that the decision remains valid and irreversible.
In a statement issued on Thursday by Ladipo Johnson, NNPP National Publicity Secretary, described claims of a court-ordered reversal as either false or legally untenable, stressing that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) acted within its constitutional powers.
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According to the party, even if such a court order were eventually confirmed, it would amount to a violation of established legal principles, as courts lack jurisdiction over the internal affairs of political parties.
“The dissolution of the Kano State executives of the party at all levels stands,” the statement said. “It is a misnomer for any court to grant an interim injunction seeking to reverse a decision that has already been concluded by the appropriate organ of the party.”
NNPP further argued that the Supreme Court has consistently ruled that matters relating to the internal administration of political parties are non-justiciable. On that basis, the party maintained that a state high court could not lawfully interfere with decisions taken by its national leadership.
The party initially dismissed the alleged court order as a rumour but warned that it would take decisive legal action if the report is confirmed.
“If this is eventually established to be true, it would constitute a clear abuse of court process,” the statement added, describing such an order as “an exercise in legal rascality.”
NNPP also indicated that it would petition the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate and sanction any judicial officers found to have acted outside their lawful authority.
The controversy follows the recent dissolution of NNPP executive structures in Kano State, a move that has continued to generate political and legal reactions within the state.
