Tension As Appeal Court Begins Hearing Of Kano Gubernatorial Election

The duo of Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna the governorship candidate of the All-Progressives Congress and Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will soon know their fate as the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had commenced hearing of the appeal by Governor Yusuf challenging his removal by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sparking tension in the state.

While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Governor Yusuf as the winner of the March 18, 2023 election, the tribunal had ruled in favour of the APC when it declared its candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, as the winner.

The tribunal nullified the election of Governor Yusuf by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid, saying that they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Consequently, the court declared the APC candidate as the winner of the governorship election and ordered INEC to withdraw Yusuf’s certificate of return and issue it to Gawuna.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, Governor Yusuf and his party, NNPP, approached the appellate court to challenge the judgment delivered by the tribunal.