A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Simon Amobed has disqualified Professor Sani Lawan Malumfashi from being Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) for being a political party card-carrying member
This was sequel to a suit filed by Aminu Aliyu Tiga and All Progressive Congress (APC).
The defendants in the suit are Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Kano State House of Assembly, Attorney General , Kano State, INEC, Director, Department of State Services.
Others are Commissioner of Police, Kano Command, State Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, Anas Muhammad Mustapha, Mukhtar Garba Dandago, Isyaku IbrahimKunya, Kabir Jibril Zakirai and Amina Inuwa Fagge.