By Ada Nkong
…The restraining order stays pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion
The Kano High Court has restrained Zamfara Governor and his cohorts from smear campaign against Alhaji Bello Muhammed Matawalle as well as granted restraining order on the Nigeria Police Force, Inspector- General of Police, Government of Zamfara State, Attorney General of the Federation,Zamfara State government, Vision Media Services Ltd, Vision Fm, Farin Wata Tv, Liberty Radio and Tv, Shuaibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan on Alhaji Masuda Abdulkadir.
It could be recalled that Governor Dauda Lawal during visits to some Media houses recently levelled some allegations against Matawalle by linking him with banditry and corruption charges without proof.
A statement by Yusuf Gusau publicity secretary of the APC in Zamfara state says these are calculated attempts by Governor Dauda Lawal to discredit him before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu due to his rising political profile in Zamfara and Nigeria in general.
According to Gusau these are part of the gimmicks of Governor Lawal Dauda who has been a continuous guest to media houses with the aim of tarnishing the image of the Honourable Minister of State for Defence Dr. Matawalle and also to block his re- appointment as a Minister since the news of imminent cabinet reshuffle .
He further says Governor Lawal or his proxies campaign against Matawalle is not acceptable and and advised the public to disregard such information as the Kano High Court has placed the matter in the right perspective.
The publicity secretary explained that going by the Order of Interim Injunction, all the respondents and Security Agencies either by themselves, agents, servants or proxies are restrained from inviting, further inviting, arresting, detaining, arraigning, prosecuting the applicant, Alhaji Masuda Abdulkadir and bar the Governor of Zamfara State and his paid media agents from further smear campaign against Matawalle in respect of the matter, pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Motion.
Furthermore, he says the High Court has also granted restraining order on the 6th ( Vision Media Services Ltd) and the 11th ( Tijjani Ramalan) respondents respectively, their Officers Staffs, agents, servants, employees, Aids, and or any person howsoever described acting on their behalf, instructions, instigation , and instance from making further instigation, airing, broadcasting, television, disseminating in whatever form any issue regarding the said Alhaji Bello Muhammed Matawalle as per the facts of the suit pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application before the court.
Yusuf Idris Gusau
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