Kano State Gubernatorial Tribunal: NNPP Files A Petition To NJC Against Justice Anya

New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, or NNPP, filed a petition to the Nigeria Judicial Council, or NJC, in response to what it said unusual remarks made by one of the judges during the delivery of judgment on the Kano governorship elections against the party and its Kwankwasiyya supporters.

According to a quotation from Justice Benson Anya's argument to the Tribunal, "it is better to use justice to stop some politicians from causing violence and banditry in Kano."

Hashimu Dungurawa, the NNPP's state chairman for Kano, claimed that the comment was proof positive that the party was not given justice because of their case, but rather because of sentiments.

Such rhetoric, according to the NNPP stalwart, was unbecoming of a judge and supporter of the law. He passionately objected to it.

"Of course, the indecorous, libellous and outright condemnable comments credited to the panel and especially those portions where Justice Benson Anya went beyond his judicial bounds of immunity and acted as if he is an interested party in the matter by casting aspersions on the leadership and members of NNPP, are spurious, regrettable, uncouth and based on sentiments.

Hashimu Dungurawa said, "We are taking our petition to the NJC Against Justice Anya and his remarks and we shall see whether he is right to use personal sentiments and quash our victory and also wants justice on this."

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