Kano election: Governor Yusuf, NNPP head to Supreme Court after Appeal Court's disappointment

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court, contesting the decision of the Court of Appeal that upheld the tribunal’s removal of Governor Kabir Yusuf from office.

In the filed court documents, NNPP cited 10 grounds of error allegedly committed by the Court of Appeal. The party is urging the Supreme Court to reverse the ruling and reinstate Governor Yusuf.

This legal tussule involves the NNPP as the appellant, Governor Yusuf as the first respondent, the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the second respondent, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the third respondent.

An excerpt from the document reads:

“NOTICE OF APPEAL: Please be advised that the APPELLANT, dissatisfied with the judgment rendered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which was an appeal from the decision of the Kano State Governorship Petition Tribunal, hereby appeals to the Supreme Court. The Coram for this case included Hon. Justices Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumein, Bitrus Gyarazama Sanga, and Lateef Adebayo Ganiyu JICA. The Appeal No. is CA/KN/EP/GOV/34/2023, and it was delivered on the 17th Day of November 2023.

The parties involved in this appeal are Yusuf Abba Kabir and the All Progressives Congress (APC), INDEPENDENT NATIONAL Electoral Commission (INEC), and NEW NIGERIA PEOPLES Party (NNPP). The grounds for the appeal are outlined in paragraph 3 below, and at the hearing, the appellant will seek the relief(s) as detailed in paragraph 4.

Furthermore, those directly affected by this appeal are specified in paragraph 5,” as stated by the party.