The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Ismail Falgore, has congratulated Governor Abba Yusuf on his victory at the Supreme Court.

The speaker’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by his chief press secretary, Uba Abdullahi, on Saturday in Kano.

According to the speaker, the victory is a clear testament to the popular choice of Kano people.

He lauded the Supreme Court justices for standing firm on the truth, which, he said, had added more respect and confidence in the judicial arm of government.

The speaker also congratulated the people of Kano State for this victory, which he identified as a “victory for the transformation of the state.”

Mr Falgore urged residents to continue to pray for peace, more meaningful projects and policies that would have a direct bearing on the common man.

He assured the governor of the legislative support and cooperation of the assembly towards moving the state forward.

The Supreme Court upheld the election of Mr Yusuf as duly elected governor of Kano State on Friday.

The apex court set aside the verdicts of the Court of Appeal and Kano State Election Petitions Tribunal, which nullified Mr Yusuf’s victory in the March 18, 2023, governorship poll.

A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgement delivered by Justice John Okor, held that the tribunal and the court of appeals erred by sacking Mr Yusuf as governor of the state.

Mr Yusuf and the NNPP had filed an appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which had affirmed his sacking as earlier pronounced by the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.

The tribunal had sacked Mr Yusuf and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw his certificate of return and instead issue the same to Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, the candidate of the APC in the March 18, 2023 governorship election.

However, not satisfied with the tribunal’s judgement, Mr Yusuf approached the Appeal Court.

But the appellate court, while affirming his sack, further held that the governor was not a member of the party as of the time of the election and could not have been said to have been properly sponsored for the election.

(NAN)