Appeal Court reverses Kano NNPP federal lawmaker’s sack

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Saturday restored Umar Mukhtari Zakari of the New Nigeria Peoples Party as winner of the February National Assembly election held for Tarauni Federal Constituency, Kano State.

Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, had declared Mr Zakari winner of the poll held on 25 February, but Ibrahim Kawu of the Mr Ogbuinya said the tribunal was wrong to have concluded that Mr Zakari forged his academic credential when the petitioner, Mr Kawu, failed to substantiate his claim. The appellate court said Mr Kawu and his party, APC, failed to prove that Mr Zakari was not the same person who attended the school and was awarded the certificate.With its decision affirming Mr Zakari’s election on Saturday, the dispute over the Tarauni Federal Constituency poll last February has been laid to rest.how the tribunal in August voided Mr Zakari’s election despite scoring the highest number of valid votes at the polls.

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