Groups under the aigis of Citizens for Development and Education and Organization for Community Civil Engagement have called for the removal of Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court from Kano in the interest of peace in the State.
Recall that on Tuesday, Justice Amobeda sacked the chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. Sani Malumfashi and five other officials of Commission.
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The founder and national coordinator of CDE, Ambassador Ibrahim Waiya, made the call while addressing a news conference on Thursday evening.
He said the call was necessary because many people in the state were not happy with the Tuesday’ s judgement of Justice Amobeda where he sacked the KANSIEC chairman and other principal officers of the Commission.
“Why Justice Amobeda be particular on truncating democracy in Kano. Anything that happens in Kano on his judgement, he will be held responsible.
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“He was transferred from Kano and later they redeployed him back to Kano. Why should he be redeployed after his transfer,” Waiya asked.
He maintained that all he Judgements delivered by Justice Omobeda were against the Kano State government, adding this is the reason why many people are not comfortable with what he’s doing in Kano.
“We are not personally against him but against his actions in Kano. There are many petitions against him but nothing has been done,” Waiya said.
He, therefore, called on the National Judicial Commission to investigate the issue with a view checking his excesses.
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He also called on President Bola Tinubu to do something urgently in order to prevent possible break down of law and order in the state adding “It is high time for President Tinubu to remember that he has ambition in 2027.
The CSOs had earlier held a town hall meeting when they urged residents of the state to come out en masse and exercise their franchise, while also encouraging all political parties participating in the election to ensure a peaceful and violence-free process.
