Court Of Appeal Sacks Kano Governor

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State.

In its judgment on Friday, the Appeal Court agreed with the judgment of the tribunal, ruling that the fielding of Abba Yusuf was in breach of the Electoral Law as he was not qualified to contest that Election

On September 20, the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sacked Yusuf and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner of the March 18 election.

The tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from Yusuf’s total as invalid votes, stating that the affected ballot papers were not stamped or signed and therefore declared invalid.