Kano 2027: Court Document Confirms INEC acted on Judicial Order Regarding NDC Guber Candidate In Kano
From Muhammad Kabir Kano
Fresh certified true copies of judicial documents from the Federal High Court in Kano have confirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acted in compliance with an official court order when withholding the inclusion of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate’s, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam names on its updated lists
The lawsuit—instituted by aggrieved NDC members Garba Umar Isa, Yau Nasiru, and Atiku Jamilu Abubakar against INEC (1st Defendant) and the NDC (2nd Defendant)—was brought before the court via a motion ex parte filed on October 17, 2026.
The aggrieved NDC members who are not satisfied with how Kwankwaso the leader of Kwankwasiyya Movement, unilaterally anointed Governorship Candidate and his Son Mustapha Kwankwaso as Deputy, decided to seek legal redress on the matter.
The documents Suit No: FHC/KN/CS/440/2026, at Federal High Court No.3, validate the electoral commission’s position that its handling of the candidate list was bound by judicial directives.
During the proceedings, counsel for the applicant, S.A. Abdullahi Esq., moved the court to grant interim protective reliefs.
Delivering ruling on October 27, 2026, the Federal High Court 3 ordered explicitly, that 1st Defendant/Respondent, its agents, privies, assigns, officers or any person or group of persons deriving authority from it are restrained from publishing the name of any candidate in the Gubernatorial List of candidates as it relates to the 2ndDefendant/Respondent in the Kano Gubernatorial election for 2027 pending the Hearing of the Motion on Notice.
That 1st Defendant/Respondent, their agents, privies, assigns, officers or any person or group of persons deriving authority from them are restrained in the interim from tempering, altering, adding to or subtracting from the final Gubernatorial list of the 1st Defendant/ Respondent published on or about the 10th day of October 2026 pending the Hearing of the Motion on Notice.
That the Order and the Processes shall be served on the Defendants before the next Adjourned date.
That accelerated hearing is Ordered and That this matter is adjourned to the 2nd day of November, 2026 for hearing.
Verifying INEC’s ComplianceShop African Art
While earlier political debates and party criticisms raised questions regarding the timeline of candidate omissions, the verified court order provides tangible proof that INEC is legally constrained from publishing or altering the NDC’s gubernatorial list pending the outcome of the substantive suit.Follow Politics
With the court mandating an accelerated hearing for November 2, 2026, all parties are expected to address the substantive legal issues before the bench.
However, the matter could not proceed in court today, as counsel to Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo approached the court with an applicatio for joinder in the case.
The case was adjourned to 16th November, 2026
