National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano has voided the the election of Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP having not resigned from Bayero University, Kano 30 days before the election.
Presided over by Justice Ngozi Alora Azimge, the tribunal had ordered INEC to set aside the certificate of return earlier issued to Datti.
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Consequently, Justice Azinge had declared Alhaji Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the election having scored the second highest votes during the election of Kura/ Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency, held on 25th Feb. 2023.
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Speaking to Daily Telescope, Alhaji Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso described the judgment as victory for democracy, saying “This is what I expected because the truth is always truth, no one can change it to suit his desire.
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“All praises be to Allah Almighty for vindicating me at the tribunal. I have said it several times that most of the NNPP candidates have violated the laid down rules and regulations for contesting election and here we are, the tribunal has done what is expected,” he said.
Kwankwaso, therefore, called on the APC followers to remain calm and waited for the outcome of the judgment of the governorship election, saying he was optimistic the outcome would be in favor of the APC.
