The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging his removal by the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.
Recall that the tribunal nullified Yusuf’s election on September 20 by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid.
The tribunal held that the ballot papers used were neither signed nor stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
It consequently declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, winner of the governorship election.
But, dissatisfied with the judgment, the Kano governor, Yusuf appealed the tribunal verdict and urged the court to set aside the judgment.
Also, a Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election.
The three-panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye allowed an Appeal by Yusuf Datti and averred that the tribunal was wrong to have counted the date of the Appellant’s resignation on the date of his party’s primary election and that Section 77 of the Electoral Act was misapplied, saying no court has jurisdiction on the issue of membership of the party.
