The Kano government
says Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of the state, is “ignorant of judicial
procedure” for asking the supreme court to review its verdict which affirmed
Abdullahi Ganduje as governor.
The supreme court in
a decision delivered on January 20, dismissed the appeal filed by Abba Kabir
Yusuf, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who claimed the
election was marred by irregularities.
Kwankwaso on
Wednesday, led some members of the PDP from the state to the national
secretariat of the party, asking the leadership to support the call for a
review of Kano governorship election case.
Responding to the
move, Muhammad Garba, Kano commissioner for information in a statement, said:
“Kwankwaso’s call is a clear testimony of his total obliviousness on the
jurisdictional procedures that affirmed Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as elected
governor.”
Garba said the
former governor has no grounds to call for a review because the PDP suffered a
”glaring defeat” at the apex court.
‘’What the Supreme
Court ruled was the affirmation of the judgement of the tribunal and Court of
Appeal. That is to say, the PDP failed woefully to prove their case and that is
the substance of the case. Therefore, there is no basis what so ever for review
of Kano case,’’ he said.
The commissioner
said Kwankwaso is driven by the recent applications for the review of the
supreme court judgments on Imo and Bayelsa governorship cases, which he says,
cannot be compared with that of Kano.
He added that the
judiciary would not overturn its decision.
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