Tag: GAWUNA

Kano: “It is too late!”: Sanusi mocks Gawuna, after Supreme Court reverses sack of Gov. Yusuf

Aminu Imam

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the immediate-past Emir of Kano, has said it was too late for Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag-bearer, to accept the Supreme Court judgment. According to Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said it was too late for the APC candidate to accept his defeat at the Supreme Court as the will of God, a fate he had refused to accept soon after the poll. The veteran economist said: “A faithful Muslim is expected to accept the fate of…

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Kano: Protests over A’Court verdict sacking Gov. Yusuf

Aminu Imam

…As court admits clerical error in judgments CTC Protests rocked Kano yesterday, following the sacking of Governor Abba Yusuf by an Appeal Court. This was as Police dispersed protesters along the ?an-Agundi area of the metropolis yesterday. The fresh protests followed the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement which appeared in public domain and seemed contrary to the verdict of the appellate court. Some of the protesters said they were ready to die, as they demanded justice. There had been several interpretations of the judgment following a discrepancy between what…

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Breaking! Kano Governorship Election: Appeal Court sacks Governor Yusuf, declares Gawuna winner

Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has sacked Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The court upheld the verdict of the tribunal, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The lower court had declared 165,663 votes of Yusuf, who contested under the New Nigerian Peoples Party, (NNPP), invalid, on the grounds that they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The Governor’s votes were then reduced to 853,939 while those of Nasir Ganuwa, his All Progressives Congress (APC)…

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