Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, says he has informed his
lawyers to proceed to the supreme court regarding the judgement of the court of
appeal.
On Friday, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja affirmed the
verdict of the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal.
The tribunal had sacked Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria
Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state.
Addressing the people of the state on Saturday, the Kano
governor described the tribunal and court of appeal verdicts as a “miscarriage
of justice”.
Yusuf said he is optimistic that the supreme court will set
aside the judgments of the lower courts.
“I want to inform the good people of Kano and indeed
well-meaning Nigerians that based on the consensus of our stakeholders, we have
instructed our lawyers to commence the process of appealing this judgement at
the Supreme Court of Nigeria,” he said.
“We are optimistic that the supreme court will by the grace
of Allahu SWT set aside these miscarriages of justice by the tribunal and the
appeal Courts, and reaffirm our mandate given by the good people of Kano
state.”
The Kano governor asked residents to continue their daily
legitimate businesses, adding that security measures have been taken to protect
lives and properties.
He added that the “temporary setback” will not deter his
administration from continuing the “laudable projects”.
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