Abba Yusuf has commended the supreme court ruling that
certified him as the governor of Kano state.
On Friday, a five-member panel of the supreme court held
that the tribunal and the court of appeal erred by sacking Yusuf, candidate of
the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), as governor of the state.
In September 2023, the Kano governorship election petition
tribunal sacked Yusuf as governor of the state and declared Yusuf Gawuna of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the state governorship
election.
Displeased with the verdict, the NNPP and its candidate
challenged the judgment at the appellate court.
Speaking after the court delivered the judgement, Yusuf said
he is “extremely happy”, adding that the court confirmed that there was no
illegality during the March 2023 election in the state.
“I feel extremely happy, as you can see, so many people are
happy and cheering. So, I feel happy,” Yusuf said.
“I feel extremely happy with the judgment of the Supreme
Court that took place today, January 12, 2024.
“The supreme court
has confirmed that there was no illegality as far as the election is concerned.
“They were saying illegal ballot papers. INEC had confirmed
that the ballot papers belonged to them; they were issued by them and the
supreme court justices have just confirmed that also, that there was no
illegality and the people are aware.
“I feel justified, I feel that, that issue has been set
aside because there was no justifications whatsoever.”
Yusuf thanked the people of Kano and Nigerians for their
support
“My good people, the
first thing is to say a big thank you to everybody for all the support, the
prayers they have been rendering for the last seven months of my
administration,” he said.
“Not only Kano State people but the entire good people of
Nigeria as well as other good people across the globe. So, I just want to say a
big thank you to everybody.”
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