Supreme Court Takes Action on Appeal Seeking to Reverse Sack of Kano Gov Yusuf
- The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the NNPP suit seeking to reverse the sacking of Kano state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf
- Justice John Okoro-led five-member panel of the apex court said that it would communicate the date for its verdict to the counsels in the case
- The court's decision came after the lawyers of the APC and NNPP met and agreed on which of the nine appeals and cross-appeals the court should hear
The Supreme Court on Thursday, December 21, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) seeking to affirm its candidate, Abba Yusuf, as governor of Kano.
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Justice John Okoro, who led the five-member panel of justices, reserved the judgment after counsels involved in the matter met and agreed on which of the nine appeals and cross-appeals should be heard, with the outcome binding on the remaining eight, The Nation reported.
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This counsel’s consensus was reached to make the main appeal with suit number SC/CV/1179 to be heard together with the cross-appeals that were questioning the membership of Abba Yusuf, and all parties will abide by the outcome.
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Justice Okoro said that the date will be communicated to the parties.
Why Court of Appeal sacks Kano Governor Yusuf
Yusuf was sacked by the Court of Appeal in Abuja because the NNPP did not properly sponsor him. The appellate court upheld the verdict of the Kano state governorship election that nullified the governor's election.
In a unanimous judgment, Justice Moore Adumein-led panel of the Court of Appeal declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship election, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, as the authentic poll winner.
The court declared APC's Gawuna the election winner after invalidating some votes cast in favour of Governor Yusuf.
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