Protest Rocks Kano State As Residents Reject Sacking Of Governor Yusuf By Court Of Appeal
There is currently pandemonium in some major areas in Kano State as thousands of residents are protesting the sacking of Governor Kabir Yusuf by the Court of Appeal.
The police personnel are trying to disperse protesters along the Dan Agundi area of the state.
The fresh protests followed the Certified True Copy of the judgement which appeared in public domain and seemed contrary to the verdict of the appellate court.
Some of the protesters carried several banners to show their solidarity and support to Governor Yusuf.
Naija News House earlier reported how that the Court of Appeal in Abuja in its certified copy set aside the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Yusuf of Kano State.
The court had said that the Appeal Court disagreed with the judgment of the tribunal, but also ruled that the appeal filed by the Governor was dismissed.
The verdict comes nearly two months after the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on September 20 sacked Yusuf and declared the APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner of the March 18 election.
According to the certified court documents of the Court of Appeal obtained by SaharaReporters, Yusuf Abba Kabir is the appellant while the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are the first, second and third respondents respectively.
The court ruling read by Justice Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumen, had said, “I will conclude by stating that the live issues in this appeal are hereby resolved in favour of the 1 respondent and against the appellant. In the circumstances, I resolve all the issues in favour of the appellant and against the 1 respondent.”
