Would you like to receive notifications on latest updates of the following headlines?

Court Grants Order To Serve Ganduje, Family Through Substituted Means

POSTED ON June 5, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey •   VIEWS 145
National Chairman, All Progressive Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje/ Photo credit: Premiumtimes

A Kano State High Court 7, sitting at Miller Road on Wednesday and presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu Adamu, has granted a court order to serve the National Chairman, All Progressive Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, wife, Hafsat, son, and four others through substituted means.

This was just as the court ruled that those defendants—Ganduje, his wife, son, and others—should be served through substituted means through publication on the pages of two national newspapers

The case, which was before a Kano High Court 4 sitting at Audu Bako, presided by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, was transferred to Court 7 sitting at Miller Road, presided by Justice Aminu Adamu Aliyu.

It will be recalled that the Kano State government had dragged Ganduje (1st respondent), his wife, Hafsat (2nd respondent) and others to court on charges bordering on alleged bribery, diversion and misappropriation of funds running into billions of naira.
Ganduje, his wife, son and five others were charged on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds, among others, running into billions of naira.

The state government also dragged Abubakar Bawuro (3rd respondent), Umar Abdullahi Umar (4th respondent), Jibrilla Muhammad (5th), Safari Textiles Ltd., and Lesage General Enterprises as 7th and 8th respondents, respectively.

However, Justice Amina Adamu gave the order following an application by the counsel to the State government, Zahradeen Kofar-Mata, who stood in for the led prosecution counsel, Ya’u Adamu, Esq.

It will also be recalled that the 6th respondent counsel, Nureini Jimoh SAN, had challenged the appearance of the led prosecution counsel, Yau Adamu Esq., on the ground that there is a fiat given to a specific person and only that person can appear.

However, the lead prosecution counsel, Ya’u Adamu, informed the court that since his appearance has been challenged, a member of the team, Zahradeen Kofar-Mata, will move the application on motion ex parte.

“I have my fiat, but it is not here with me since I didn’t anticipate this. Since my appearance has been challenged, Bar. Zahradeen Kofar-Mata will move the application on the motion exparte. My lord, Kofar-Mata, has a fiate to appear in any matter concerning financial crime. I urge the court to allow us to move this motion.”

Based on that, Barrister Kofa-Mata moved the motion ex parte dated May 29, supported by 7 paragraphs seeking to serve the respondents through substituted means by publishing in two national dailies with wide circulations.

While in his response, Jimoh,SAN objected to the motion, seeking to serve the respondents through substituted means.

But Justice Adamu, however, overruled Jimoh and granted the order that Ganduje, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th respondents be served through substituted means on the pages of two national dailies with wide circulations.

Justice Adamu further adjourned the matter till July 11th, 2024, for a hearing and ordered all parties involved to present their individual fiats to the court.

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Lagos residents petition IGP over FHA's breach of court orders
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

LAGOS STATE, Nigeria - Following an alleged breach of the rule of law by officials of the Feder...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Jet crash: One dead, others sustains injury in Lithuania
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

LITHUANIA, Europe: One person has died, and three others were injured following a cargo plane that c...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Boats mishap claim 24 Somali migrants near Madagascar
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

MOGADISHU, East Africa --- At least 24 Somali nationals have died after two boats carrying migr...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Lagos Govt extols S’Court verdict, nullifying National Lottery Act
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

LAGOS, Nigeria  — The Lagos State Government has hailed the Supreme Court judgm...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Katsina Govt. applauds  NAF  strike against bandits, vows to sustain regional stability
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara November 22, 2024 0

KATSINA – The Katsina State Government has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for successf...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Illegal detention: Bizman slams N50m suit on NDLEA
BY Benedicta Bassey November 22, 2024 0

NIGERIA — A businessman, Damilare Samuel, has slammed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Appeal Court invalidates verdict against Rivers LG election
BY Benedicta Bassey November 22, 2024 0

ABUJA, Nigeria —The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja has nullified the judgement that prevent...

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
Man in Police net for defiling, impregnating 15-yr-old daughter
BY Benedicta Bassey November 22, 2024 0

CALABAR, Nigeria —A 48-year-old man, Mallam Adamu Umaru, was paraded by the Zone 6 Police Comm...

OUR CHANNELS:

OTHER ARTICLES ::

25th November, 2024
Lagos residents petition IGP over FHA's breach of court orders
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

LAGOS STATE, Nigeria - Following an alleged breach of the rule of law by officials of the Feder...


Dangote Refinery reduces petrol price by two per cent
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

NIGERIA  — Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS,...


Jet crash: One dead, others sustains injury in Lithuania
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

LITHUANIA, Europe: One person has died, and three others were injured following a cargo plane that c...


Celebrated South African writer, Breytenbach dies leaving strong legacy
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

South Africa —  Celebrated anti-apartheid writer, poet and activist, Breyten Breytenbach,...


Boats mishap claim 24 Somali migrants near Madagascar
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

MOGADISHU, East Africa --- At least 24 Somali nationals have died after two boats carrying migr...


Probe humanitarian ministry's missing N57bn, SERAP tells Tinubu
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

NIGERIA — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bo...


Lagos Govt extols S’Court verdict, nullifying National Lottery Act
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

LAGOS, Nigeria  — The Lagos State Government has hailed the Supreme Court judgm...


A’Ibom suspends principal, begins probe over poor meal in boarding schools
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

AKWA IBOM, Nigeria  — The Akwa Ibom State government has suspended the principal of...


NAFDAC warns against unsafe antibiotics use in animals, humans
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

NIGERIA  — The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration an...


Top doctors halt strike action to review FG's response
BY Benedicta Bassey November 25, 2024 0

NIGERIA — The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has suspend...


Menu