By Damilare Adeleye
Indications have emerged that the Appeal Court judgement on Kano State governorship election affirmed the victory of Abba Kabiru Yusuf as duly elected Governor of the state.
This was contained in a certified True Copy of the Appeal Court judgement.
It was observed from the document that the court set aside the judgement of the Kano election petition tribunal for lacking in merit.
A copy of the judgement indicated that the evidence contained in page 67 of the copy of the Appeal Court judgement released on Tuesday and signed by Registrar Jameel Ibrahim Umar, the appellate court upheld the victory of Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP as duly elected Governor of Kano.
It was even indicated that the court awarded the sum of N1 million in favour of the appellate against the first respondent.
Earlier, the three-member panel of the appeal court, in the lead judgment read by Justice Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumein, on Friday 17th November 2023 dismissed the appeal filed by Governor Yusuf on the basis of his membership status.
The appellate court subsequently affirmed Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress APC as the winner of March 25th, 2023 Governorship poll in Kano.
While addressing journalists Tuesday evening, Justice, Haruna Dederi, Kano state Attorney General and Commissioner, said page 67 of the certified copy of the judgement clearly indicated that the tribunal’s ruling that sacked Governor Yusuf was set aside.
Barrister Dederi insisted that contrary to what the judges read to the public in the courtroom on the 17th November, the written evidence has vindicated Yusuf as the legitimate Governor of Kano state.
This development is already causing confusion among parties in the matter.