Supreme court to deliver judgment in Kano guber dispute Friday

Supreme court to deliver judgment in Kano guber dispute Friday

 The supreme court has fixed Friday for judgment in the Kano
state governorship election appeals.

 

The court had reserved judgment after hearing the appeals on
December 21.

 

In September, the Kano state governorship election petition
tribunal sacked Yusuf as governor of the state.

 

The tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from the 1,019,602
recorded for Yusuf because the ballot papers (165,663) were not stamped, signed
and dated as required by law.

 

The tribunal then declared Yusuf Gawuna of the APC as winner
of the vote.

 

Displeased with the verdict, the NNPP and its candidate
challenged the judgment at the appellate court.

 

On November 17, the court of appeal upheld the tribunal’s
verdict and added that Yusuf was not a member of the NNPP when he contested the
election.

 

However, controversy trailed the verdict days later when a
certified true copy (CTC) of the appeal court judgment surfaced, contradicting
the November 17 ruling.

 

The copy of the judgment ruled against and in favour of the
NNPP candidate simultaneously, eliciting outrage on social media platforms and
the streets.

 

The appeal court had issued a statement hours later, blaming
“clerical error” for the contradictions or discrepancies.

 

The NNPP then filed a notice of appeal before the supreme
court, seeking to quash the appellate court’s judgment.

 

The APC on the other hand, filed a cross-appeal at the apex
court, challenging the lower court for refusing to hold that Yusuf submitted a
forged certificate to INEC.

Source: Supreme court to deliver judgment in Kano guber dispute Friday

 - NigerianEye
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