Appeal Court Overturns Suspension of Kano Anti-Corruption Chief
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, set aside the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), suspending Barr. Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, the Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC). A three-member panel of justices, in the lead judgment read by Justice Umaru Fadawu, also ordered that the matter be re-assigned to another panel of the CCT. Justice Fadawu, in the verdict, agreed with the arguments of Magaji’s counsel, Mr Adeola Adedipe, SAN, that the tribunal’s order was prejudicial and amounted to his client’s denial of fair hearing. Recalls that the CCT had, on April 4, 2024 in Abuja, ordered the suspension of Magaji from office. SolaceBase reports that the three-member tribunal, headed by the embattled Justice Danladi Umar, gave the order following allegations of misconduct preferred against Magaji by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). In his ruling, Justice Umar, who dismissed Magaji’s motion, held that the tribunal had the com...