A Federal High Court has rejected a request by Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo to temporarily halt the impeachment process initiated against him by the State House of Assembly.
Delivering the ruling on March 25, 2026, Justice S.M. Shaibu held that the deputy governor did not meet the legal conditions required for the court to grant such an urgent order, which was filed without hearing the other parties involved.
The court also directed Gwarzo to serve all necessary legal documents on the respondents so they can properly respond to the case.
Meanwhile, the Kano State House of Assembly had earlier secured its own interim court order on March 11, 2026.
That order restrains the deputy governor from taking any action that could interfere with the Assembly’s constitutional duties, particularly under Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Court declines to halt Kano deputy governor’s impeachment process