Abba Yusuf vs Gawuna: LP Chieftain Reveals Who Supreme Court Should Declare as Kano Governor

• The Supreme Court judgment on the Kano governorship election dispute will determine the actual winner of the March 18 poll
• The legal battle involved Governor Abba Yusuf of the NNPP and APC's Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who was declared the winner by the appeal court
• Ahead of the much-anticipated judgment, a political analyst and LP chieftain, Eunice Atuejide, hinted that Gov Yusuf is the people's choice and should be favoured by the apex court

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Kano - Eunice Atuejide, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Apapa federal constituency in the 2023 election, has urged the Supreme Court to rule in favour of Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng on Saturday, December 16, Atuejide maintained that the will of the people of Kano state should be reflected in the Supreme Court's final judgment on the Kano governorship election dispute.

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Recall that the appeal court in Abuja on Friday, November 17, sacked Governor Yusuf.

The court upheld the tribunal's verdict led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023.

The lower court declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano state, and Governor Yusuf headed to the Supreme Court to challenge his removal.

Speaking further, the former presidential candidate, Atuejide, warned that any judgment contrary to the people's choice may lead to widespread unrest in Kano and other states across the country.

The LP chieftain opined thus:

"The Supreme Court should rule in favour of the candidate of NNPP Abba Kabir Yusuf because that's the governor the people of Kano chose.

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"Anything different would most definitely cause serious unrest in Kano which would surely trickle down to other States of the country."

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Williams Dakwom, a member of the APC presidential campaign council (PCC) in Plateau state, said the Supreme Court will not set aside the appeal court and the election tribunal's judgment that voided the election of Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang and Yusuf.

The party chieftain emphasised the importance of upholding constitutional principles and expressed faith in the legal system's ability to address pre and post-election issues.

He, however, noted that the anticipated Supreme Court judgments are expected to consider whether the Court of Appeal adhered to relevant laws in its verdicts on Kano and Plateau governorship dispute and if the pre and post-election issues align.

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Also, Legit.ng reported earlier that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, also called for a review of the appeal court judgments sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state and Governor Caleb Mutfwang.

Falana noted that the court verdicts that voided the election of Mutfwang and Yusuf should be reviewed because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed in its duty to conduct proper elections in the country.

Source: Legit.ng