January 11, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, January 12, 2024, for judgement in the Kano State governorship election appeal.
In a notice of hearing sent to interested parties on Wednesday, the five men panel justices of the Supreme Court said the verdict on the anticipated appeal will be held Friday.
Secretary of the legal team for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Barrister Bashir Tudun Wuzirci, confirmed the date.
The Court of Appeal had affirmed the verdict of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor.
According to the appellate, Governor Yusuf was not a member of the NNPP when he contested the election.
Earlier, a three-member of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, led by Justice O. Osadebay, sacked Governor Yusuf on the basis of illegal votes of 165,663, which were not signed, steamed and dated.
Displeased with the verdicts, Governor Yusuf, NNPP and INEC approached the Supreme Court, seeking to dismiss the earlier judgments and reaffirm Yusuf as the duly elected governor.
Subsequently, APC equally filed a cross-appeal challenging the judgment of the Abuja Court of Appeal for failing to disqualify Abba Yusuf, Governor of Kano, from contesting the March 18 election over an alleged certificate forgery.
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