Court reserves judgement in Kano governor’s appeal

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgement in the appeal by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging his sack by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.

The court also reserved judgement in the cross appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the eligibility of Yusuf to contest the election, having not been a registered member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as of the time of the election.

The tribunal had, on September 20, nullified Yusuf’s election by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid, adding that the ballot papers were neither signed nor stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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The tribunal, therefore, declared the candidate of the APC, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano State.

Dissatisfied with the judgement, Yusuf appealed against the tribunal verdict and urged the court to set aside the judgement.

The three-member panel of the Appeal Court, on Monday, therefore, reserved judgement in the appeals to a date that will be communicated to parties in the matter after listening to their submissions.

The Star