APC Kano: No plan to influence Supreme Court’s decision

The Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress refuted a viral story on Sunday that it conducted a covert meeting with President Bola Tinubu and the party’s leadership to influence the outcome of the New Nigerian People’s Party’s Supreme Court appeal.

The development comes two months after Kano APC candidate Nasir Gawuna was declared the winner of the controversial March 18 governorship election by Governor Abba Yusuf and the NNPP.

The Appeal Court’s three-member panel, chaired by Justice M. A. Adumeh, ruled that Yusuf’s name was not on his political party’s membership list.
He stated that a party must hold the names of its registered members in both hard and soft copies, citing a clause of the election statute.
In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, Kano APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas dismissed the rumour, saying it was the figment of the imagination of those peddling it.
“Nowhere has such a meeting been held with either Mr President or any party leader,” he said. President Bola Tinubu is a Democrat who believes in the rule of law and the right thing to do, so he will not be a part of any arrangement or reconciliation to undermine justice and enable those who have stolen votes or violated the election act to become leaders.”

Continuing, Abbas stated that the party was not aware of such an arrangement and would rather concentrate efforts to bring its case before the Supreme Court to a logical end.

The Kano APC head stated that there is no tension in Kano and that the people are pleased with the outcome of both the tribunal and appeal court verdicts.

Despite periodic provocations from the ruling party, Abbas pledged that the party will continue to maintain amicable and peaceful relationships with ethnic groups and nationalities in the state.