24-hour curfew declared in Kano State as court sacks Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State

 

 

 Today, the Kano State  Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered fresh elections  between  the  All Progressives Congress (APC)  and the  New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). 

  The  Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has annulled  the  gubernatorial  election of Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP  and declared  Nasir  Yusuf  Gawna  of the APC  the  correct  winner. 

  The  court  said  that  based on  evidence  submitted  by both parties, it found  that the APC's allegations that there were fraud and serious violations of electoral law  in the  first election were justified.  

 

 The  court  therefore ordered  new elections to be held  between the two parties  on  a date to be determined by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). 

  However, a 24-hour curfew  was imposed  in Kano  state after  the  electoral tribunal removed  the  state's  governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.  Kano State  Police  Commissioner  Muhammad Usaini  Gumel  said  joint teams  of security  forces had  been  deployed  across the city to enforce the curfew.