‘Clerical error’: A’Court speaks on judgement sacking Yusuf as Kano gov

The Court of Appeal has restated its judgement which sacked Abba Yusuf as the governor of Kano State.

The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, who made this known while briefing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, admitted that there was a clerical error in the certified true copy of the judgement, noting that it did not invalidate or change the findings and conclusion of the court.

Governor Yusuf and his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), had claimed the clerical error validated their victory in the March 18 governorship election in Kano State.

Bangari said: “What happened in the judgment copy was a clerical error that did not in any way invalidate or change the findings and conclusion of the court.

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“The clerical error will be rectified once parties in the matter file formal application to that effect.”

He drew the attention of newsmen to Order 23 Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal HandBook which empowers the court to correct any clerical error once detected by the court or any of the parties in the matter.

He, however, insisted that contrary to insinuations, the judgement of the court remains valid.

“The court is empowered to correct such clerical error and would be done as appropriate,” Bangari added.

The Star