- This was as police dispersed protesters along the Dan Agundi area of the state on Wednesday, November 22
- The fresh protests followed the certified true copy of the judgement which appeared in the public domain and seemed contrary to the verdict of the appellate court
Kano residents are presently demonstrating against the ruling that removed Governor Abba Yusuf from office.
The demonstrators are yelling, “We Want Justice,” and the cops are making a lot of effort to scatter them.
Because Yusuf’s 165,663 votes were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the lower court ruled that his votes, which he had submitted as a candidate for the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), were illegal.
The decision of the tribunal headed by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, which dismissed Yusuf on September 20, 2023, was upheld by an Appeal Court panel this week.
The governor’s votes were then reduced to 853,939 while those of Nasir Ganuwa, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, remained at 890,705.
The appellate court subsequently affirmed Gawuna as winner of March 25th, 2023 Governorship poll in Kano.
Governor Yusuf had asked his lawyers to file an appeal at the Supreme Court. However, when the Certified True Copies of the judgment was released, page 67 of the document indicated that the tribunal’s ruling that sacked Governor Yusuf was set aside.
In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumein, the judge held in one of the concluding paragraphs on Page 68 that “I will conclude by stating that the live issues in this appeal are hereby resolved in favour of the 1st respondent and against the appellant.”
The issue had triggered confusion, with the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and APC claiming victory.
Amid the confusion, some youths stormed the streets, saying there were attempts to rob Governor Yusuf of the mandate freely given to him.
Police succeeded in dispersing some of the protesters with teargas but others were adamant.
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