New Twist As INEC Reacts To Report Of Withdrawal From Kano Governorship Appeal

New Twist As INEC Reacts To Report Of Withdrawal From Kano Governorship Appeal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified that it has not withdrawn or abandoned the appeal process of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgment.

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On September 20, the court nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who ran as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in the March 18 election, and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner.

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Governor Yusuf had expressed his intention to appeal the judgment, citing a perceived misapplication of the law.

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However, in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC made it clear that a letter sent by its state legal officer, which claimed such withdrawal, was not authorized.

The commission further stated that the said correspondence has been retracted, and the officer responsible has been reprimanded.

“We wish to state categorically that where litigants join INEC in a case, the Commission is under obligation to respond accordingly,” it said.

“We have therefore instructed our lawyers to proceed in line with extant policy of the Commission. The policy has not changed.”

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