Nigeria’s judiciary has been in the eye of the storm in recent times, especially since the build up to the 2023 general election, to the final pronouncements on election disputes. Discussions have become increasingly bitter and rancorous following the judgment of the court of appeal on the Kano state governorship election dispute. In September, the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal sacked Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state.
The tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from the 1,019,602 recorded for Yusuf, on the grounds that the ballot papers (165,663) were not stamped, signed and dated as required by law. The tribunal then declared Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the March 18 poll. Displeased with the verdict of the tribunal, the NNPP and its candidate headed for the appellate court. Delivering judgment on November 17, the court of appeal upheld the verdict of the lower tribunal, while adding that Yusuf was not a member of the NNPP at the time he contested the electio
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