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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Kano Gov. Poll Petition | READ MORE

Faith Ukanwa

Dec 21, 2023

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Kano Gov. Poll Petition | READ MORE
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court that sacked him from office.

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The Justice Inyang Okoro-led five-member panel of judges on Thursday, reserved their decision after hearing closing arguments from both parties.

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Recall that Yusuf and the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) had filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal's November 17 ruling, which declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Yusuf Gawuna, as the winner of the March 26, 2023 governorship poll.

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The appeal court sitting in Abuja upheld the ruling of the tribunal that sacked Yusuf and declared Gawuna of APC as the winner of the March 18 election.

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The Tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Osadebay had nullified the election of Yusuf by declaring 165, 663 of his votes were invalid.

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The tribunal held that the ballot papers were not signed nor stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

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Displeased by the tribunal verdict, Yusuf appealed against the judgment.

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