Kano, Zamfara Judgements: APC Reacts As Appeal Court Sacks Governor Abba Yusuf of NNPP

• The All Progressives Congress (APC) has applauded the Court of Appeal for sacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state
• The ruling party said the judgements rekindled the people's confidence that the courts remain the bastion of hope for justice
• This was disclosed in a statement issued by the national publicity secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, on Friday, November 17.

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FCT, Abuja - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the judgments of the Court of Appeal sacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state and declaring the governorship election in Zamfara state inconclusive.

The APC national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement, commended the judgement of the court.

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Morka applauded the appellate court for upholding the verdict of the tribunal which declared Nasir Gawuna as winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano.

The ruling party commended the judiciary for its courage and encouraged it to continue to rise above blackmail and intimation.

In the statement shared on its X page (formerly known as Twitter) @OfficialAPCNg, the APC said the judgements rekindled the people's confidence that the courts remain the bastion of hope for justice.

“Both judgements underscore the vibrancy and independence of the judiciary, and rekindles confidence that the courts are, and remain, the bastion of hope for justice in any democracy.”

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, November 17, sacked Governor Yusuf.

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The appellate court upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023.

With this verdict, the APC candidate and former deputy governor, Gawuna is expected to succeed Yusuf.

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Mariya Mahmoud, the minister of state, federal capital territory (FCT), expressed happiness with the Appeal Court's removal of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state.

According to Mahmoud, "We have been praying for this verdict". The minister gave glory to God for the Appeal Court's judgement.

The former Kano state commissioner for Higher Education is a loyalist of Abdullahi Umaru Ganduje, the incumbent APC national chairman.

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A three-member panel of justices unanimously ruled that Governor Yusuf was not a valid candidate in the Kano gubernatorial election.

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The appellate maintained that evidence adduced by the parties established that Governor Yusuf was not a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) at the time the election was held.

However, the court's final judgment has been greeted with mixed feelings as Nigerians took to their social media pages to share their views on the development. Yusuf/

Source: Legit.ng