Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has been sacked by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 election.
Abba Yusuf contested on the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The tribunal ordered withdrawal of certificate of return which INEC presented to Governor Yusuf and directed a certificate of return to be issued to Gawuna.
The court deducted 165,663 votes from Gov Yusuf total as invalid votes, stating that the ballot papers (165,663) were not stamped or signed and therefore declared invalid.
