BREAKING: Appeal Court Takes Decision On Judgment In Kano Governorship Dispute

BREAKING: Appeal Court Takes Decision On Judgment In Kano Governorship Dispute

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has deferred its judgment on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s appeal to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.

On September 20, 2023, a three-man panel of judges, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, nullified Yusuf’s victory, declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid due to a lack of signatures or stamps from the Independent National Electoral Commission.

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Consequently, the governor’s total votes were reduced to 853,939, while Ganuwa’s 890,705 votes remained unchanged.

Yusuf contested the tribunal’s decision, characterizing it as “unjust” and “a miscarriage of justice,” and proceeded to the Court of Appeal.

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During the proceedings on Monday, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, leading the case for Yusuf, requested that the tribunal’s judgment be set aside.

He objected to the ruling regarding ballot papers, asserting that it was the first instance in history where a tribunal annulled an election over the absence of signatures on the back of the ballot papers.

He further argued that this was the initial occasion where a political party filed a case without including its candidate as a party in the petition, and the candidate was declared the winner of the polls.

However, Akin Olujimi SAN, representing the APC, countered Olanipekun, stating that the Appeal Courts had unequivocally stated that the absence of signatures on ballots constituted electoral malpractice.

Olujimi argued that INEC regulations stipulate the responsibilities of presiding officers during voting, emphasizing that the back of ballot papers must be signed and dated.

The appeal court panel subsequently decided to reserve judgment, promising to communicate the date to the concerned parties.

“Judgment in this appeal is hereby reserved to a date to be communicated to the parties,” the panel concluded.

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