Kano Tribunal Verdict: Is It True APC’s Gawuna Danced Like Gov Adeleke? Here’s What We Know
- The Kano state election tribunal declared Nasir Gawuna of the APC as the actual winner of the March 18 governorship election
- A viral video indicated that Gawuna, reacting to the tribunal's judgment, danced like Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state
- In a new development, the claims from the video have been downplayed by a fact-checking platform
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A video clip of a bearded man alleged to be the former Kano state deputy governor, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, dancing to a music track has gone viral on social media and has been fact-checked.
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Recall that the Kano tribunal had on Wednesday, September 20, in its judgement, declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Saturday, March 18 governorship election and sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Video of Ganduje, Gawuna's reaction surface online
A video trending on social media captured Ganduje and Gawuna excited after the tribunal declared their party the rightful winner of the governorship election in Kano state.
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The video of Ganduje and Gawuna’s happy reaction to the tribunal ruling, as shared on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, by the special assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on social media, Dada Olusegun, generated reactions.
Another video of Gawuna dancing like Governor Adeleke emerges
Meanwhile, another video of a man people alleged was Gawuna dancing in reaction to his win at the tribunal surfaced online.
In the one-minute-and-four-second clip, the man with a grey beard resembling that of Kano’s APC gubernatorial candidate was seen joyfully dancing in a private setting.
The viral video, shared on Facebook and X platforms, had the caption: “Meet APC’s Nasiru Gawuna, who has just defeated Abba Kabiru Yusuf at the Kano governorship tribunal. Gov. Adeleke has got a match in APC.”
According to people sharing the footage, Gawuna was celebrating the outcome of the governorship election petition tribunal, which sacked his major opponent in the election.
Comparison to the dancing governor
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state, who is uncle to Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, is known for his theatrics, including dancing in public.
Those sharing false videos of Gawuna claim that if the APC candidate eventually wins at the Appeal and Supreme Court, he would be another dancing governor.
Conclusion: The video is false
Daily Trust has confirmed that the man dancing in the video in circulation is not Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. Thus, the claim is false and was shared to mislead the public.
Leadership investigation also confirmed that the person in the video is not Gawuna.
This proved that the reports making rounds on the development were false.
Watch the video below:
Was Tinubu's minister filmed smoking, partying wildly?
In a similar development, a video had been posted on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook showing a woman smoking and dancing at a party.
The video was accompanied by the claim that the woman was Hannatu Musawa, Nigeria’s current minister of art, culture and creative economy.
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