Supreme Court, on Monday, announced Thursday for the hearing of appeal in the Kano State governorship dispute.
It would be recalled that Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) is challenging the verdict of the Appeal Court, which affirmed the tribunal’s verdict, sacking him and declaring Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 11 governorship poll.
Counsel for Governor Yusuf, Barrister Bashir Tudun Waziri, confirmed that the hearing notice was given to the legal team representing the governor and his party.
The three-member panel of the Appeal Court had dismissed the appeal, noting that Governor Yusuf was not a registered member of the NNPP as of the time he contested the governorship election.
However, the NNPP filed its notice of appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Court of Appeal’s judgement, which upheld the decision of the governorship election petition tribunal.
Counsel for the appellant, Gboyega Awomolo, SAN, listed 10 grounds for challenging the appeal.
According to him, the appellant is challenging “the entire judgment of the Court of Appeal save and except the conclusion and orders at page 67 of the duly Certified True Copy, CTC including the order as to cost favourable to the appellant.”
