Kano guber poll: Kwankwaso, opponent know fate Tuesday

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The Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed November 1 for judgment in the petition filed by the gubernatorial candidate of the All

The Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed November 1 for judgment in the petition filed by the gubernatorial candidate of the All Nigeria People Party (ANPP), Mallam Salihu Sagir Takai, challenging the election of Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.

This is contained in a hearing notice issued by the three-man tribunal chaired by Justice Iyabo Oladunni Kasali to the counsels of all the parties in the petition.

Takai is contesting the declaration of Kwankwaso by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the April 26 governorship election in the state.

The ANPP governorship candidate prayed the court to nullify the election on the grounds that the conduct of the election was characterised by widespread irregularities in at least 23 Local Government Areas of the state.

Takai alleged that the April 26 governorship election was fraught with under age voting, financial inducement and rigging in favour of Kwankwaso, who he said was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast in the poll.

Counsel to Governor Kwankwaso, former Minister of Justice, Akin Olujimi, however contended that the election that brought Kwankwaso to power was free, fair, peaceful and credible, praying the court to strike out the petition of the ANPP candidate for want of evidence and abuse of the judicial process.

The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Iyabo Kasali, after adopting oral and written submissions of counsels to the petitioner and the respondent, set November 1 to deliver judgment.