The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the victory of Abdullahi Ganduje as governor of Kano State in the election conducted last year.
The seven-member panel of the court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, also dismissed the appeal filed by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Yusuf, challenging Ganduje’s victory.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta held that Mr Yusuf could not validate reasons for requesting the apex court to upturn the judgment of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and that of the Court of Appeal which had both affirmed the victory of Ganduje and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ganduje winner of the election, saying he polled 1,033,695 votes while Yusuf, his closest rival, got 1,024,713 votes in a closely-contested election.
