Appeal Court visited us with grave injustice, Kano Gov. Yusuf lament

Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has rejected yesterday’s judgment of the Appeal Court which upheld his sack.

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja yesterday affirmed the September 20th decision of the Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal which sacked Yusuf after deducting over 165,000 votes from him.

Yusuf, in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, said both the Tribunal and Appeal Court judgements were miscarriage of injustice which they believe will be aside by the Supreme Court.

He said: “After careful study and rigorous stakeholders engagement, my team and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have decided to approach the Supreme Court on the miscarriage of justice, delivered by the Appeal Court, yesterday in Abuja.

“We are optimistic that the Supreme Court will by the grace of Allahu SWT, will set aside these miscarriages of justice by the Tribunal and the Appeal Court, and reaffirm our mandate, as given by the good people of Kano State.

“Furthermore, I call on the good people of the Kano State to continue to go about their legitimate businesses, as we have taken all the necessary measures to ensure the security of thier lives and property as a cardinal responsibility.

“This temporary set back will not deter our administration from its commitment to continue with laudable projects and programmes targeted at restoring the lost glory of the state. We are rolling-out more initiatives to deliver dividends of democracy to the citizens and residents of Kano State.

“Finally, I call on the good people of the state and other well-meaning Nigerians to continue to pray for Allah’s mercy and protection to save the state from the injustice of mischief makers, who are desperately scheming to hijack power through the back door and return the state to the dark ages. – AKY”