Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has expressed his determination to contest a recent Appeal Court ruling that removed him from office, declaring Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 18 election.
Governor Yusuf, representing the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), informed reporters in Kano that he has directed his legal team to appeal the decision at the Supreme Court. He stated, “I have instructed my legal team to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court. We believe that the Supreme Court will uphold the mandate that the people of Kano gave me.”
The Court of Appeal’s decision followed the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal’s earlier ruling in September, which ousted Yusuf, citing the NNPP’s failure to substantiate claims of an unfair election.