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Last Updated: Monday, October 25th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Kwankwaso urges court to restrain panel from probing him By Rotimi Fadeyi, Senior Correspondent, Abuja   The Minister of Defence, Rabiu Musa Kwankaso has gone to a Kano High Court seeking for an order restraining the probe panel into activities of Kano State government when he was the state chief executive, from compelling him to appear before the commission. The judicial commission of inquiry was set up for the purpose of subjecting him to public questioning on allegations involving whether or not he misappropriated public funds. Already, Kwankwaso�s counsel, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has written a letter to the Chairman of the commission informing him that there is a case on it pending in court. In the letter dated October 22, 2004, Babalola told the commission to suspend hearing until the determination of the application before the High Court. He said further, �as you are no doubt aware, the commission of Inquiry set up by the Kano State Government is an inferior court subject to the supervision of the High Court of Kano State�. �As officers of the judiciary, legal profession and the state, who have sworn to uphold the rule of law and maintain the integrity of our courts, there isvalidly any need to remind you not to do anything that would foist on the High Court of a state of helplessness or render nugatory whatever decision the High Court might come to in the pending application�, he added. Babalola further reminded the commission that since the necessary processes had been served on them , the only option open to the commission was to suspend hearing until the determination of the application before the High Court. In the suit filed at a Kano High Court, the governor of the state; Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau; the chairman and members of the commission were joined as defendants.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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