The All Progressive Congress, APC, Kano State chapter has filed a two-ground cross-appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the controversial judgement of the Court of Appeal.
The appeal is in line with the Appellate Court refusal to disqualify the governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf from contesting election over alleged certificate forgery.
In the notice of an appeal filed by the APC lawyer, Akin Olujinmi dated Wednesday, the party mentioned two grounds in its cross-appeal.
“The Lower Court erred in law when their lordships at page 11 of the judgement held thus:
“Now whether or not the 2nd Cross Respondent’s Form EC9 exhibit qualifies as a certificate under Section 182[1] [j] of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended isn’t of any utilitarian benefit or value to the cross-appellant”, Olujinmi said.
Citing the particulars of the errors in the judgement, Olujinmi added: “Contrary to the holding of the lower court, a decision on it goes to the issue of non-qualification of the 2nd cross-respondent to contest the election in dispute in this appeal”.
The APC however, sought an order from the Supreme Court to allow the cross-appeal.
Recall that the Court of Appeal had a few weeks ago upheld the decision of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which declared APC’s Nasiru Gawuna the winner of the March 18 gubernatorial election in Kano.
However, the appellate court partly reversed its decision in the certified true copy of the judgement released four days later.
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