Protest in Kano over judgment sacking Yusuf as governor

Hundreds of youths, on Wednesday evening, took to the streets of Kano, protesting over the appeal court judgment that sacked Abba Yusuf as the governor of the state.

The protesters, comprising workmen, set tyres on fire along the Dan Agundi area of Kano while chanting a solidarity song for the governor.

But they were dispersed by police officers who mobilised to the scene of the protest.

Policemen barricaded the road leading to the government house, while motorists were diverted to drive on one lane.

The protesters were seen in the Kofar Nassarawa and BUK road.

The fresh protest came after the certified true copy (CTC) of the judgement surfaced in the public domain and seemed contrary to the verdict of the appellate court.

Some of the protesters said they were ready to die as they demanded justice.

On November 17, the court of appeal in Abuja affirmed the verdict of the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal that removed Yusuf.

The tribunal had sacked Yusuf, the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state.

The three-member panel of the appellate court held that the NNPP breached the constitution by sponsoring Yusuf, who was not a member of the party when the election was held.

The court held that Yusuf’s name was not in any of the membership registers of the NNPP tendered before the tribunal — a contravention of section 177(c) of the 1999 Constitution.