Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party, whose election was ruled invalid by the State Tribunal, has stated that the verdict was only a temporary setback.
Yusuf made the remark in response to the verdict, saying, “it will not dampen my morals because we will continue to do good works we have begun for the good people of Kano State.”
He stated that they are confident beyond a reasonable doubt that the judgment was riddled with mistakes and misapplications of the law and that it would not be heard on appeal or by the Supreme Court.
“My election was something that was testified to be upright and just; the people of Kano came out en masse to cast their votes for me, so nobody will sit down and upturn my victory,” he said.
He asked his supporters and the entire people of Kano to be law-abiding and patient.
“The judgement does not in any way mean that we are just going out of government, we are still in power and even tomorrow we are going to hold the weekly Executive Council Meeting to come out with laudable projects.
“The judgement will not dampen our morale because it is a temporary setback; we will get justice at the Apex Court”, he emphasized.