Revealed: 2 Key Reasons Why Appeal Court Sacked Abba Kabir Yusuf as Kano Governor

• The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, November 17, removed Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state and declared Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 18 governorship election
• The court upheld the Tribunal's decision, citing 165,663 invalid votes due to ballot papers lacking INEC signatures or stamps
• Additionally, the court ruled that Governor Yusuf was not qualified to run as he was not a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) during the election

Legit.ng journalist Nurudeen Lawal has 9 years of experience covering political campaigns and elections

FCT, Abuja - The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, November 17, sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state.

The appellate court affirmed Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano state.

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A report by Arise News indicates two reasons why the court sacked Governor Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

1. 165,663 invalid votes

The three-member panel of the Court of Appeal affirmed the Tribunal decision, which sacked Yusuf by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid.

The tribunal had sacked given the verdict on the ground that the ballot papers “were not signed or stamped by INEC”.

2. Abba Yusuf not qualified to run

Meanwhile, the court also ruled Yusuf wasn't qualified to run for governor in the first place.

According to judges, the sacked governor wasn't a member of the NNPP when the election was held.

Kano guber: Parents rush to pick children from school

Meanwhile, parents and guardians rushed to pick their wards in schools following the judgement of the appeal court.

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A head teacher of one of the private schools in the Normandsland area of Fagge local government area of Kano state said parents were worried that there could be a crisis over the sack of Governor Yusuf by the appeal court.

“We are praying for things to go easily without any issue but for me, I will not even come to the market because you can never tell what will happen," a businessman at Kwari market, Yunusa Abdullah, said.

Source: Legit.ng