Nigeria’s Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) as the Kano State Governor.
Justice John Okoro, of the Supreme Court who read the lead Judgement said the Court of Appeal was wrong in upholding the decision of the tribunal, which held that Yusuf did not win the majority of lawful votes cast at the Governorship Election.
The apex court raised two issues; weather the lower court was right in deducting the 165,616 votes of the governor in determining the case.
Justice Okoro held that the tribunal was wrong in deducting 165,000 votes accrued to the governor.
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