The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to commence an investigation into the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which sacked Governor Kabir Yusuf as the Governor of Kano State.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, the National Secretary of NNPP, Dipo Olayoku, gave clarifications on the issue of membership of Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, as Candidate in the March 18, 2023 Governorship election in Kano.

He said: “It is clear to us that the only conclusion that can be drawn from this judicial debacle is that the average reasonable person can only conclude that the Court of Appeal changed the judgment after they had concluded deliberations on the matter, and then mistakenly left the original conclusion during the cutting and pasting process!”

It would be recalled that the court verdict contained in the Certified True Copy (CTC) was in favour of Governor Abba Yusuf.s

According to him, “We are an interested party. We own the platform on which Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf ran for the election and was declared the winner. We are calling on the National Judicial Council (NJC), to without delay commence investigation to unravel what happened in the matter.

“Also, we are calling on eminent members of the bench (both retired and serving) and the bar, to be interested in what happened. We have the kind of scenario presented in the CTC of the judgment of the Appeal Court.

“In addition we call on Leaders, elders and other major Stakeholders in the Nigerian project, including the media, to step into this matter to avert the danger this type of signal from the judiciary portends for our democracy in particular, and our country in general.”

He added, “We cannot conclude this speech without using this opportunity to make some clarifications, especially on the issue of membership of Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, for record purposes.

“Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf is a genuine bonafide member of our great party, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

“He registered in his Diso- Chiranchi Ward in the Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. He took part in all the processes e.g. Screening in May 2022, leading to the Primaries in June 2022, where he emerged as the Candidate of NNPP.

“A process monitored by officials of INEC and security agencies. His name and particulars including but not limited to, information about his nomination forms, Expression of Interest Forms, membership card etc were uploaded to the INEC portal and his name was accordingly published by INEC.”