In a notice of hearing sent to interested parties on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the Kano State governorship election petition appeal on Friday, January 12.
The five men panel justices of the Supreme Court said verdict on the anticipated appeal would be held on Friday.
The Court of Appeal had affirmed the verdict of the Kano governorship election petition tribunal that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as lawfully elected.
The appellate court did not only upheld the tribunal’s verdict but also added that Governor Yusuf was not a member of the NNPP when he contested the election. The three men panel led by Justice O. Osadebay had sacked Governor Yusuf on the basis of illegal votes of 165,663, which were not signed, steamed and dated.
Displeased with the concurrent verdicts, Governor Yusuf, NNPP and INEC approached the Supreme Court, seeking to dismiss the earlier judgments and reaffirm Yusuf as the duly elected governor.
Subsequently, APC equally filed a cross-appeal challenging the judgment of the Abuja Court of Appeal for failing to disqualify Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, from contesting the March 18 election over an alleged certificate forgery.
