The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has fixed Monday, November 6, 2023, for a hearing of the appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the nullification of his election by the Kano State Election Petition Tribunal.

The notice of the suit with case no CA/KN/EP/GOV/KAN/34/2023 is slated for hearing as counsels to both parties fully prepare for the legal tussle.

Parties in the suit include Yusuf and his party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as well as the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

It would be recalled that on September 20, 2023, the tribunal nullified Yusuf’s election by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid, saying they were not signed or stamped by INEC.

INEC had declared him the winner of the March 18 election after he secured 1,019,602 votes against his opponent, Nasiru Gawuna, who secured 890,705 votes.

However, after the tribunal deducted the 165,663 votes from his tally, his votes were reduced to 853,939, over 30,000 votes less than Gawuna’s figure.

Consequently, the court declared the APC candidate the winner of the governorship election and ordered the INEC to withdraw Yusuf’s certificate of return and give Gawuna a new one.

But Yusuf and the NNPP have since appealed the tribunal’s judgement, asking that it be upturned in their favour.

rolams:
Why did you put Gov Sim Fabura's picture here?

igbegburuw:
We are waiting for the outcome

Tareq1105:


The Gov would fail again bcoz those 165,663 ballot papers not stamped signed and dated were smuggled into the boxes.

Ballot papers must be stamped signed and dated before it's issued to a voter to proceed to voting point at the polling unit.

How NNPP got these and all the unstamped unsigned undated ballot papers were for NNPP. So, NNPP was just being clever by half. Instead of them to thumbprint some for APC, they chose to be selfish as usual.

So, NNPP would fail again even up to Supreme bcoz even INEC doesn't have answer to the 165,663 votes.

rolams:
Why did you put Gov Sim Fabura's picture here?

Judolisco:
U see say d man Don calm down... U collect power start to dey demolish buildings anyhow... As u no get work dem Don find work for you and your lawyers

mastermaestro:


I nor know why some people nor get sense to use power. Him never cement him seat well first, he begin pursue ants and lizards up and down dey demolish everything for the state when him know say matter fit change for court. Body don tell am now. Na cry him go cry last last.

AskNgige2:

Where u seea am?

uyimove19:

bomb dey head na fabura be that

Tareq1105:


The Gov would fail again bcoz those 165,663 ballot papers not stamped signed and dated were smuggled into the boxes.

Ballot papers must be stamped signed and dated before it's issued to a voter to proceed to voting point at the polling unit.

How NNPP got these and all the unstamped unsigned undated ballot papers were for NNPP. So, NNPP was just being clever by half. Instead of them to thumbprint some for APC, they chose to be selfish as usual.

So, NNPP would fail again even up to Supreme bcoz even INEC doesn't have answer to the 165,663 votes.