The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as the Governor of Kano state in an unanimous decision.
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, filed an appeal at the apex court to dispute the March 24 supplementary election held in some electoral wards in Kano State.
In its judgment delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by Abba Yusuf challenging the election of Governor Ganduje for lacking in merit.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the March 9 election in Kano State inconclusive, which led to the supplementary election held on March 23.
The INEC then declared Ganduje winner of the election, saying he polled 1,033,695 votes while Yusuf, his closest rival, garnered 1,024,713 votes.
Dissatisfied with INEC’s declaration, Yusuf and his party headed to the tribunal where they sought annulment of the election “on the grounds that there were irregularities”.
However, judgment was delivered in favour of the governor.
Ibrahim Mukhtar, attorney general and commissioner for justice in Kano, said the judiciary upheld justice.
“Today’s judgement shows that the judiciary is working and there is justice in our court,” he said.