Supreme Court Fixes Friday For Judgment In Kano Governorship Dispute

The Supreme Court has fixed the 13th of January, 2024 (Friday) for judgment in the Kano state governorship election appeals.

According to Daily Trust, the secretary of the legal team for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bashir Tudun Wuzirci, confirmed the development.

He said, “Yes, it is officially confirmed. They have told us to appear on Friday for the judgment.

“They told us that each party should not have more than two counsels in attendance.

“This, they said is because they will be delivering seven judgments on that same Friday.”

The Governor of Kano State and the candidate of NNPP in the 2023 governorship election, Abba Kabir Yusuf, had filed an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which had affirmed his sacking.

Recall that the Election Petition Tribunal had sacked the governor and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March, 2023 election.

Governor Yusuf who was not satisfied with the tribunal judgment, approached the Appeal Court, but the appellate court had while affirming his sack, further held that the governor was not a member of the party as of the time of the election and could not have been said to have been properly sponsored for the election.