‘Our Spirits Are Not Dampened’: Defeated At The Tribunal, Abba K. Yusuf Trudges On To Higher Courts To Remain As Kano Gov
The Oasis Reporters
September 21, 2023
Abba Kabir Yusuf addresses the good people of Kano State after the nullification of his election victory that he won six months ago in March 2023 and was sworn in on May 29, 2023.
“You would recall that on March 18, 2023, you came out en masse and voted for me as your Governor with a total votes of 1,019,602 and a margin of 128,897 votes between my humble self and the second placed candidate. Subsequently, I was duly sworn-in as your elected Governor on May 29, 2023. You may also recall that the party that lost the election took us to court.
2023 KANO STATE GUBER ELECTION ELECTION: 18 Mar 2023 – Votes:
NNPP: 1,019,602 – Winner
APC: 890,705
TRIBUNAL’S VERDICT: 20 Sep 2023
APC: 890,705 — Winner
NNPP = 853,939
Next…. Court of Appeal
https://x.com/StatiSense/status/1704537155341529344?s=20
However, after almost six months of proceedings at the governorship election petition tribunal, today Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the judges of the tribunal have in their own wisdom delivered their ruling.
As human beings, their judgement may not be absolutely perfect, there are errors and misapplication of the law as pointed out by our legal team. That is why our constitution provides for other stages to go on with such as the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
On this note, we have already instructed our legal team to appeal this judgement as soon as possible to ensure that justice is done.
I therefore call on all the good people of Kano State to be calm and remain law-abiding. People should not take the law into their hands, and security agents have already been directed to ensure the full protection of lives and property of innocent citizens across the State.
We want to assure you that this will neither dampen our spirit nor slow us down, as this is a temporary setback for our State which we will overcome by the grace of Almighty Allah (SWT).
https://x.com/Kyusufabba/status/1704626651793907917?s=20
Alhamdulillah, and thank you all! – AKY”
