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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
A wave of political anxiety has gripped the city of Kano following the fixture of Friday, November 17th, by the Court of Appeal for the delivery of its judgment on the disputed Kano State governorship elections.
Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin -Tofa confirmed the development, indicating that the Appeal Court will deliver its judgment on their appeal by 10.00 am.
He explained that the notice of the judgement was conveyed to their legal team in Abuja by the court while praying for a successful outcome.
It could be recalled that the Court of Appeal had on November 6th, 2023, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the September 20th verdict of the State Elections Petition Tribunal, which invalidated his victory and returned the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna as the winner of the elections.
Daily Sun reports that so far the metropolitan area has been anxious but orderly about the judgment as the many of the supporters on both divides were sighted discussing the implications of the judgement.
There were also prayers said at various Muslim worship places for a favourable outcome by the sympathizers of the both political parties in the state.
Two days ago, the Kano State Police Command had barred political motivated clustering of people as well as unguarded political statements while assuring the public that it had deployed its men to strategic locations as part of measures to forestall any breakdown of law and order arising from the judgment.
