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.
The fresh protests followed the Certified True Copy of the judgement which appeared in public domain and seemed contrary to the verdict of the appellate court.
Some of the protesters carried several banners to show their solidarity and support to Governor Yusuf.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja in its certified copy set aside the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Yusuf of Kano State.
The court had said that the Appeal Court disagreed with the judgment of the tribunal, but also ruled that the appeal filed by the Governor was dismissed.
The verdict comes nearly two months after the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on September 20 sacked Yusuf and declared the APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner of the March 18 election.
According to the certified court documents of the Court of Appeal, Yusuf Abba Kabir is the appellant while the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are the first, second and third respondents respectively.
The court ruling read by Justice Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumen, had said, “I will conclude by stating that the live issues in this appeal are hereby resolved in favour of the 1 respondent and against the appellant. In the circumstances, I resolve all the issues in favour of the appellant and against the 1 respondent.”
