Kano Tribunal Declares APC Winner, Sacks Gov. Abba Kabir

The Kano state Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf while declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 election.

Yusuf had contested under the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While Nasir Gawuna, his APC rival had congratulated him but the party proceeded to court.

The three-man panel, on Wednesday, ordered withdrawal of certificate of return which INEC presented to Governor Yusuf and directed a certificate of return to be issued to Gawuna.

The court deducted 165,663 votes from Gov Yusuf total as invalid votes, stating that the ballot papers (165,663) were not stamped or signed and therefore declared invalid