JUST IN: THE KANO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION HAS BEEN DECLARED A VICTORY FOR NASIR GAWUNA OF THE APC.

Babatunji Wusu –

Abba Kabir Yusuf was removed as governor of Kano State by the Election Petitions Tribunal.

Nasiru Gawuna, the APC candidate, was declared the victor of the March 18 governorship election by the court in a decision on September 20.

Remember that according to INEC, Nasir Gawuna, the candidate of the APC, received 890,705 votes, while the NNPP received 1,019,602 votes. Thus, the NNPP candidate prevailed with a 128,897 vote lead.

The APC, however, submitted an appeal to the tribunal challenging the results announced by the election board. On Wednesday, the three-person tribunal ruled that the certificate of return that INEC had given to Yusuf be withdrawn and that one be given to Gawuna instead.

The ballot papers (165,663) were not stamped or signed, thus the court considered them illegitimate and withdrew 165,663 votes from Yusuf.