Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has outrightly rejected the judgment of the governorship election tribunal that invalidated his electoral victory, describing it as a daylight robbery that cannot stand the test of time.
This was just as he disclosed that the judgment is only a temporary setback.
He said he would soon reclaim his stolen mandate back through the appellate court.
Yusuf, who disclosed this while addressing a live broadcast, added that “the legal team has been directed to appeal the judgment immediately.”
It will be recalled that the governorship electoral tribunal on Wednesday nullified the electoral victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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After the tribunal sacked the Kano State governor, the tribunal directed INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return (CoR) issued to Yusuf, and issue a new certificate to Nasiru Gawuna of the APC as the duly-elected governor of the state.
He said, “We have already instructed our legal team to appeal this judgment as soon as possible to ensure that justice is done. The judges of the tribunal have in their own wisdom delivered their ruling. As human beings, their judgment may not be absolutely perfect, there are errors and misapplications of the law as pointed out by our legal team.
“That is why our constitution provides for other stages to go on with- such as the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.”
The governor, therefore, appealed to the Kano people to remain calm and be law-abiding.
“On this note, let me, therefore, call on all the good people of Kano State to be calm and remain law-abiding. People should not take the law into their own hands. Security agents have already been directed to ensure the full protection of lives and properties of innocent citizens across the state.
“This government will continue to work for the development of our state in line with the promises we made while seeking your votes.”
