November 22, (THEWILL) – A Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has congratulated Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, over his victory at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
THEWILL recalls that the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, told journalists on Tuesday evening that “Page 67 of the certified copy of the judgement clearly indicated that the tribunal’s ruling that sacked Governor Yusuf was set aside.
“Contrary to what the Judges read to the public in the court room on the 17th November, the written evidence has vindicated Yusuf as legitimate Governor of Kano state”, Dederi said.
Ajadi, on Wednesday, in a statement on the development, said contrary to the judgement read by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, last Friday, which dismissed the Appeal of Abba Yusuf against the ruling of the Tribunal judgement, the Certified True Copy of the judgement obtained has revealed that Yusuf’s appeal was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
He congratulated his party, the NNPP, the Kano State Governor, the presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso and all party leaders and members for the deserved victory.
Speaking further, Ajadi, who was the party’s Governorship Candidate in the March 2023 election in Ogun State, said the All Progressives Congress (APC), wanted to destroy Nigeria through abracadabra, but stressed that Nigerians would not accept that.
“The Appeal Court set aside Tribunal’s judgement, upholds the Appeal of Abba Yusuf and even awarded cost against APC, where do they now see their victory. The Kano State issue has exposed many sins of the APC.
“He warned that Nigeria is not a banana republic where anything goes. We are more enlightened and we will not allow the APC to turn law on its head.
“We are grateful to the judiciary for upholding the truth. I rejoice with my brother, Abba Yusuf on his victory, and all members of our party and residents of Kano State for their peaceful conducts in the face of huge provocation.
“I implore Governor Abba Yusuf to concentrate on the delivering of dividends of democracy to the people of Kano State who willingly and voluntarily voted him into office.”
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
