Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, has claimed that a Certified True Copy (CTC) of Appeal Court Judgement on Kano State Governorship election, indicated the court’s affirmation of Abba Kabiru Yusuf as duly elected Governor.
Dederi said this latest discovery will strengthen their position at the Supreme Court.
He added that going by the fresh revelation as indicated in the written judgement, the Court of Appeal set aside the judgement of the Kano election petition tribunal for lacking in merit.
He explained that a CTC of the judgement, released on Tuesday and signed by Registrar, Jameel Ibrahim Umar, showed that the evidence contained in page 67 of the judgement, the appellate court upheld the victory of Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
However, it will be recalled that the three-member panel of the Appeal Court, in the lead judgment read by Justice Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumein on Friday 17th November, dismissed the appeal filed by Governor Yusuf on the basis of his membership status.
Also, the appellate court subsequently affirmed Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of March 25th, 2023 Governorship poll in the state.
However, while addressing pressmen on the issues, the Kano state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, said page 67 of the certified copy of the judgement clearly indicated that the tribunal’s ruling that sacked Governor Yusuf was set aside.
He insisted that contrary to what the Judges read to the public in the courtroom on the 17th November, the written evidence has vindicated Yusuf as the legitimate Governor of Kano State.
According to him, “As a result, the court has exposed itself by providing a confusing judgement different from what was read during the delivery of the judgement last Friday in Abuja.”
He then stated that this latest discovery will strengthen their position at the Supreme Court.
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