2023 Kano Guber: APC Opens Up, Explains Why Top Governor-elect Shouldn't be Declared Winner
- The Kano state governorship election tribunal has been asked the sack Abba Kabir Yusuf as the governor-elect of the state
- The call was made to the election tribunal by the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday, April 13
- According to the APC, Yusuf of the New Nigerian Peoples Party is not the rightful winner of the 2023 governorship election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state, has said the governor-elect of the state, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) should not have been declared winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state.
The party prayed the court to sack Yusuf as the governor-elect of Kano because he only garnered 178,374 votes in the last governorship election in the state and should not have been declared the winner.
Source: UGC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier declared Yusuf as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.
INEC in its declaration confirmed that the NNPP candidate scored a total of 1,019,602 votes while Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the current ruling party scored 890,705.
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However, in its petition before the 2023 Kano state governorship election tribunal, the APC submitted that the NNPP and its candidate had 896,022 unlawful votes during the election.
According to the APC, subtracting 896,022 votes from the 1,019,602 will leave Yusuf with 178,374 votes.
The party alleged that unlawful ballot papers that did not have the signature, stamp and date of the election were used in casting votes for the second Respondent.
It noted that the unlawful ballot papers without signatures, stamps and dates were used in 32 local government areas of the state during the conduct of the election.
The petition read in part:
"The second Respondent (Yusuf) was not duly elected by a majority of lawful votes cast at the election.
"Your petitioner repeats paragraphs 1 - 83 of the Petition herein in support of the ground of the Petition that the 2nd Respondent was not elected by a majority of lawful votes cast at the election.
"Your petitioner says further that in the election to the Office of Governor of Kano held on the 18th March 2023 unlawful ballot papers that did not have the signature stamp and date of the election were used in casting votes for the 2nd Respondent in all the polling units in the underlisted Local Government Areas.
"Your Petitioner says that the votes cast for the 2nd Respondent tainted by these unlawful ballot papers are the following:
"The Petitioners hereby gives notice to the 1st Respondent to recount the ballot papers in the course of trial of the affected Local Government Areas in Kano Stated pleaded above.
"Your Petition says that when the unlawful votes of the 2nd Respondent amounting to 896,022 votes are deducted from the scores of the 2nd Respondent the net result will be that the 2nd Respondent scored 178,374 votes and the Petitioner and its candidate secured a majority of lawful votes of 890,705 and ought to have been returned elected and a winner of the election."
APC stakeholders raise alarm over plot by opposition parties to take over Kano, Northwest
Some stakeholders in the APC have alerted the party over attempts by the opposition to undermine them.
The stakeholders specifically accused the New Nigeria People's Party of working against the emergence of a Senate President from the northwest.
They also declared their support for the ambition of Senator Jibrin Barau to be the next Senate President.
Senate Presidency: APC powerbrokers reportedly favour Uzor-Kalu
Legit.ng had reported that the senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Orji Uzor-Kalu will likely get the powerbrokers' support in the APC.
The former governor of Abia state is said to have the backing of significant stakeholders due to his current position in the Senate.
He will, however, face stiff opposition from some APC senators who are also eyeing the plum position.
Source: Legit.ng
