Kano: Tribunal judgement laughable – NNPP

<p>The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has described the judgement of the Kano State Election Petition Tribunal, which on Wednesday sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, as a miscarriage of justice.</p>, <p>Acting National Chairman of the party, Abba Kawu Ali, in a statement, alleged that the tribunal unjustly subtracted 165,663 votes from the party’s result in order to award victory to the APC.</p>, <p>“The judgement is laughable and a slap on constitutionalism,” he said.</p>, <p>He said the NNPP would appeal the judgement.</p>, <p>Ali urged all the supporters of the party and the people of the state to remain calm and law-abiding.</p>, <p>Recall that a three-man panel ordered the withdrawal of certificate of return, which INEC presented to Governor Yusuf, and directed a certificate of return to be issued to Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress.</p>, <p>The court deducted 165,663 votes from Governor Yusuf total as invalid votes, stating that the ballot papers were not stamped or signed and therefore declared invalid.</p>