Poor Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. Very strange that the tribunal fired you for an internal party matter. Yes, in all these rulings, they have been consistent that what happened in the party stayed in the party. But strangely they opened the veil for you: “The tribunal noted that Yusuf was not officially a member of the NNPP when he contested in the governorship election”.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Oluyemi Akinatan-Osadebey, cited three key reasons for their decision:
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Membership Issue: The tribunal noted that Yusuf was not officially a member of the NNPP when he contested in the governorship election.
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Overvoting Concern: The election was marred by overvoting, which cast doubt on the legitimacy of the results.
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Voting Margin Discrepancy: The margin of victory between the NNPP and APC candidates was smaller than the number of canceled votes.
The argument has been that if the party nominated and sponsored the candidate, that the opposition party has no basis to question it. That was the basis of returning the former senate president back to the Senate. Indeed, even though he did not win the primaries, the party sponsored him, and that invalidated the elections in which he did not participate. In other words, you are covered once the party sponsors you to the general elections. But here in Kano tribunal, they moved 180 degrees, questioning an internal party matter.
Fellow Citizens, whether your party or candidate is winning or losing, every Nigerian should be concerned that our judiciary is dropping the ball. Nigeria cannot advance until we bring fairness across the board. How do we want this Kano politician to feel? They also knocked him down due to “overvoting”. Really? It is his fault that INEC failed on its duty.
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Poor Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. Very strange that the tribunal fired you for an internal party matter. Yes, in all these rulings, they have been consistent that what happened in the party stayed in the party. But strangely they opened the veil for you: "The tribunal… pic.twitter.com/a453y8ytPL
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