Disputed Kano Gubernatorial Election: Primate Ayodele Predicts Party to Win in Court

• The Kano state governorship election petition tribunal in September sacked Governor Abba Yusuf
• Governor Yusuf is a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and a protégé of the state's former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso
• The tribunal declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasiru Gawuna, winner of the election

Kano, Kano state - Nigerian cleric, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will receive a favourable judgement again when the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) appeals the verdict sacking Abba Yusuf as Kano governor.

Ayodele said this in a video shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday, October 18. The clip was seen by Legit.ng.

"Kano is going for APC": Ayodele

The cleric said if the jurists do not compromise, the APC will again defeat the NNPP.

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His words:

“Kano, Kano is going for APC. NNPP or whatever you are, you are sleeping. This is very serious. That APC will just give you a shot, and that’s all.

“And whatever it is, APC will still get favour in the Supreme Court, except the judge compromise. That is the only thing.”

Recall that while the APC’s Nasiru Gawuna was declared the winner of the March 18 election by the Kano Governorship Election Tribunal in September. Yusuf, the NNPP flagbearer in the poll claimed the judgement was a “misapplication of the law”.

The NNPP vowed to challenge the tribunal’s judgement 'because the Nigerian constitution provides that appellants can exercise the right of appeal at the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court'.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Founder of the NNPP, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, predicted the outcome of the court of Appeal Judgement involving Governor Yusuf and Gawuna.

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Aniebonam said Governor Yusuf will not lose the NNPP governorship seat in Kano state to the APC.

'Don't intimidate judiciary', group tells NNPP

Legit.ng also reported that following the verdict of the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal, the NNPP have been urged to re-strategise and prepare for the next election cycle.

The Stand Up Nigeria (SUN) made this call at a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday, September 30.

Source: Legit.ng