Just in: NNPP retains Kano as Supreme Court reverses Gov Yusuf’s sack

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which nullified the election of Governor Kabir Yusuf of Kano State.

A five-member panel of justices on Friday unanimously held that the lower court misunderstood the import of the purported deduction of 165,616 ballot papers in favour of Governor Yusuf.

Justice Inyang Okoro’s lead ruling also declared that the membership issue involving Governor Yusuf was a pre-election concern.

He argued that the conclusion that Governor Yusuf was not supported by the NNPP according to Section 177(c) of the Nigerian Constitution and Section 134(1) of the Electoral Act was not a conclusion of the electoral tribunal, but rather a simple observation that his name was absent from the membership list.

“This court has consistently held that the political party has the sole authority to nominate or sponsor a candidate for an election,” the judge held.

Details to follow.

Techrectory with Agency Report