Kano Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has filed petition before a Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, challenging Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for declaring Abba Kabir Yusuf of NNPP winner of the election that was conducted in the state on 18th March 2023.
In a five-volume petition filed late evening on Sunday, the petitioner, APC, said Abba Kabir Yusuf was not qualified to contest the election on the ground that his name was not being in the list of members of NNPP sent to INEC.
The APC also argued that the NNPP didn’t win the election with the majority of lawful votes.
he petitioner said some of the votes cast for them (NNPP) were invalid and if removed from their scores, APC will have the highest number of votes cast.
In the petition, APC also argued that the Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) was wrong for declaring Abba Yusuf the winner, arguing that the margin of lead is not higher than the votes cancelled, as it explained that the election ought to be declared inconclusive.
The Petitioner is asking the Tribunal to declare that NNPP has no candidate as Abba Kabir Yusuf is not in their register of voters submitted to INEC at the time of the election, asking the court to declare that Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna as the winner, or to declare APC as winner of the election having scored the highest votes cast if the invalid votes are removed from the lawful scores of NNPP.
The Petitioner is similarly praying the Tribunal in the alternative to declare the election as inconclusive, alleging that the margin of lead is not more than the votes cancelled.
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