Kano Gov Kabir Yusuf remains sacked, CTC mistake clerical error – A’Court

Kano Gov Kabir Yusuf remains sacked, CTC mistake clerical error – A’Court 

The Appeal Court says its judgement nullifying the election of the current Kano State Governor Abbah Kabir Yusuf stands.

It also declared mistake noticed m the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement was a clerical error.

The appellate court had upheld the verdict of the tribunal which sacked Governor Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

Chief Registrar of the Appeal Court, Umar Mohammed Bangari, said the clerical error did not in any way invalidate or change the unanimous conclusion of the three-member panel of justices that decided the appeal.

The Chief Registrar said the clerical error would be rectified, once parties in the matter file a formal application to that effect.

He added that contrary to insinuations in social media, the judgment of the court remained valid.

“What happened in the part of the judgment is just a mere clerical error that ought not to draw any issue.
“The Court is empowered to correct such clerical error and that will be done as appropriate,” Bangari added.
Meanwhile, Governor Yusuf’s lawyers filed a fresh notice of appeal before the Supreme Court, seeking to uphold only the aspect of the judgment which is in their favour and overturn parts that are not.

But staff of the Court refused service of the processes, forcing the legal team to proceed to the Kano Division of the court where same was accepted with revenue collector’s receipt number: 13164334.
Officials of the Court of Appeal later sent letters to counsels to all the parties in the matter to return the CTCs for correction.