Appeal Court Insists on Judgement Sacking Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf

• The Court of Appeal has stood by its judgement sacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State
• The Chief Registrar of the appellate court, Umar Bangari, said the controversy surrounding the CTC judgement was a clerical error
• Bangari stated that the clerical error would be rectified, once parties in the matter filed a formal application to that effect

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Kano state - The Court of Appeal has insisted on its judgment sacking Kano state governor, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The Chief Registrar of the appellate court, Umar Bangari, restated that the certified true copy of the judgement confirmed the sacking of Gov Yusuf of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Vanguard reported.

Clarifying the controversy trailing the judgment, Banbari said the clerical error in a portion of the CTC judgement did not change the unanimous decision of the three-member panel of justices that sacked Yusuf.

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He noted that the clerical error would be rectified, once parties in the matter filed a formal application to that effect.

According to Bangari, Order 23, Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal HandBook, empowered the appellate court to correct any clerical error once detected, Channels TV reported.

The Chief Registrar reinstated that contrary to insinuations in social media, the judgment of the court remains valid.

“What happened in the part of the judgment is just a mere clerical error that ought not to draw any issue.

“The court is empowered to correct such clerical error and that will be done as appropriate.”

Confusion reigns over appeal court’s CTC judgement

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that lawyers representing Governor Yusuf and justices of the Court of Appeal were at loggerheads over the contradictory CTC judgment sacking him from office.

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The latest twist to the judgment CTC controversy arose after both sides rejected the service of fresh processes involved in the matter.

Kano Governor Yusuf files appeal at Supreme Court to challenge sack

Legit.ng also reported that Governor Yusuf reportedly filed an appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge his sack.

This development reportedly comes a day after the Appeal Court released the CTC judgement of the contentious Kano state governorship election.

Ibrahim Adam, an NNPP supporter, shared the notice of the appeal via his Facebook page on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

Abdul-Aziz Na'ibi Abubakar, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also shared the document via his X page.

Source: Legit.ng