Kano: Tribunal judgement a joke, will be upturned at Appeal Court – Oguntoyinbo

A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has described the Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal that nullified the election of Abba Kabir Yusuf as governor of the state as a huge joke.

He described the tribunal’s judgement as a pure miscarriage of justice.

DAILY POST recalls that the tribunal had on Wednesday nullified Yusuf’s victory.

But in his reaction, he insisted that the Court of Appeal would upturn the tribunal’s verdict.

Oguntoyinbo, who was the 2023 governorship candidate of the party in Ogun State, insisted that the tribunal’s judgement cannot stand the test of time.

The NNPP chieftain made these declarations in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday.

He used the opportunity to call on the people of the state and Nigerians to remain calm and law-abiding.

He enjoined Yusuf to remain calm and continue with the good works he has been doing in the state, saying the people are behind him.

“The judgement is a huge joke. Abba Yusuf was given the mandate to govern Kano State by the people of Kano State willingly, and it is only the people that can withdraw such mandate from him. The will of the people will prevail at the end of the day.

“The reported judgement nullified the free, credible and globally acclaimed fair election of our governorship candidate, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf and brazenly awarded the election to the APC Candidate, Nasiru Gawuna.

“The Tribunal arrived at this unjust judgement by unfairly subtracting 165,663 votes from the governor’s tally in order to enable it unfairly award the election result to the candidate of the ruling APC. In doing so the Tribunal obviously affirms its belief that the vote tally of the APC candidate was sacrosanct,” he said.

Kano: Tribunal judgement a joke, will be upturned at Appeal Court – Oguntoyinbo