The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, upholding the decision of the lower election petition tribunal that earlier nullified the Governor’s election.
Penpushing reports that the tribunal had declared Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the election after removing what it described as invalid votes cast in favour of Governor Yusuf, while the Court of Appeal anchored its decision on disqualification of Yusuf as a candidate in the election.
The three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Moore Adumein, in a unanimous judgement on Friday, declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 18 March Governorship election in Kano State.
Penpushing further reports that the court held that he was not a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP) as of the time of the election adding that without being a member of a political party he(Yusuf) could not have been validly nominated to run for the election in March.
‘Yusuf Abba was not a member of the NNPP as of the time he was purportedly sponsored on 18 March for the Kano Governorship election,” the judge ruled. The tribunal was wrong not have disqualified the appellant, Governor Yusuf. The failure of NNPP to properly sponsor Mr Yusuf according to Section 177 (c) of the constitution, is fatal to their case.All the nine issues are hereby resolved against the appellant, the judge held. This appeal is hereby dismissed. The sum of N1 million is awarded as cost against Governor Yusuf’,Adumein emphasised.
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