BREAKING: Appeal Court fixes Friday for judgment on Kano gov election

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday, November
17, 2023, for judgment in the Kano State governorship election dispute between
Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and Nasiru Gawuna
of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The judgment will be delivered by 10 a.m.

Recall that the court had on November 6, 2023, reserved
judgment in the appeal by the state governor, Yusuf, who is challenging his
removal by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal nullified Yusuf’s election on September 20 by
declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid.