The Kano Division of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed Monday, November 6, 2023, for hearing of the Appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the nullification of his election by the Kano Election Petition Tribunal.
The Independent Mirror reported that the notice shows that the suit with case no: CA/KN/EP/GOV/KAN/34/2023 will be heard on the said date.
Parties in the suit include Governor Yusuf and his party the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as well as the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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It could be recalled that on September 20, 2023, the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had nullified the election of Mr Yusuf by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid, saying they were not signed or stamped by INEC.
INEC had declared Mr Yusuf winner of the March 18, 2023 election after he secured 1,019,602 votes against his opponent Nasiru Gawuna who secured 890,705 votes
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