Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has
contradicted the widely held belief that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, was
removed from office.
Falana asserted that the Court of Appeal in Abuja actually
upheld Yusuf’s election, overturning the lower tribunal’s ruling.
Speaking on Arise News Primetime Show, Falana revealed that
he examined the Certified True Copy of the judgment, expressing his dismay at
the contradictions.
According to Falana, the majority judgment set aside the
lower court’s decision, awarded costs in favour of Yusuf, and granted all the
reliefs sought by the governor.
Falana, further called for a return to the recommendations
of the Justice Uwais Electoral Committee, and emphasized the need for a common
standard to ensure elections reflect the will of the people.
The lawyer also criticized the practice of holding individuals
accountable for the errors of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
officials, calling for the establishment of an Independent Electoral Offences
Commission.
He proposed the unbundling of INEC to focus on conducting
elections, with a separate commission for electoral offences and political
party regulation.
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INEC under this current chairman has messed up Nigeria electoral processes in all material circumstances.
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