Kano gov: Confusion as A’Court certified judgement document affirms Yusuf victory

Kano gov: Confusion as A’Court certified judgement document affirms Yusuf victory

 

There is confusion over the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal on the 2023 Kano State governorship election as a certified true copy of the verdict affirms the victory of Kabiru Yusuf as the duly elected governor of the state.

The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Haruna Isa-Dederi, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Kano.

Isa-Dederi said in the fresh revelation as contained in the written judgement, the Court of Appeal set aside the judgement of the Kano election petition tribunal for lacking in merit.

“The evidence contained in page 67 of the Certified True Copy of the Appeal Court judgment released on Tuesday and signed by Registrar Jameel Ibrahim Umar, the appellate court upheld the victory of Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as duly elected Governor of Kano State,” he said.

The court stated in the CTC, “The judgment of the Tribunal in Petition No: PT/KN/GOV/01/2023 between All Progressives Congress (APC) Vs Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) & 2 Others, delivered on the 20th day of September 2023, is hereby set aside.”

The court also awarded a cost against the APC, deepening the confusion in the state and shock for APC and its governorship candidate, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna.

Dederi said page 67 of the certified copy of the judgment clearly indicated that the tribunal’s ruling that sacked Yusuf was set aside.

He said contrary to what the judges read to the public in the court room on the 17th November, the written evidence has vindicated Yusuf as the legitimate governor of Kano State.

The state attorney general said this latest discovery would strengthen their position at the Supreme Court.

From a NAN report