Confusion Rocks Appeal Court Over Kano Governorship Election
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Wednesday described the controversy that trailed the Court of Appeal ruling, that earlier saw Governor Abba Yusuf sacked as a scandalous judicial debacle.
It had been reported on November 17 that the Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Yusuf of Kano State.
The court had said that the Appeal Court agreed with the judgment of the tribunal, ruling that the fielding of Abba Yusuf was in breach of the Electoral Law as he was not qualified to contest that Election
The verdict comes nearly two months after the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on September 20 sacked Yusuf and declared the APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner of the March 18 election.
But when the certified true copy of the judgement was released by the court on Tuesday, it contradicted what was read at the Court of Appeal Court last Friday.
However, the spokesperson for the NNPP, Ladipo Johnson, during an appearance on Arise TV News on Wednesday noted that the matter would ultimately be resolved by the Supreme Court.
While he stressed that there are discrepancies between the information that was read out last Friday and the contents of the official CTC report.
He said; “It is very unfortunate that we have come to this low state as a country regarding the judiciary. I am a legal practitioner, and it hurts me; it pains the heart that this is the sort of situation that we find ourselves in.
“You just have a 14-day window to lodge your appeal at the Supreme Court, so when you deliver judgment on Friday and you don’t give the CTC to counsel till some five days later, it really makes no sense,” Johnson added.
