Kano Election: Ganduje Defeats Abba At Election Tribunal

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje  has been declared the winner of March 9, governorship election by INEC  as election petition tribunal sitting in Kano state affirmed his victory.

Reports are that his rival, the PDP’s candidate, Abba Yusuf, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, had petitioned the tribunal over the declaration of Ganduje as the winner of March 9, governorship election in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The three-man tribunal led by Justice Halima S. Muhammad, had on September 18, reserved judgment, saying it would communicate the date for the delivery of judgement to the parties involved.

One of the aides to Governor Ganduje, who took to his twitter page to congratulate his boss, said free and compulsory education has come to stay in Kano state by the tribunal’s judgement.

He wrote:

“Free and compulsory education has come to stay in Kano State. Congratulation to the good people of Kano State. Congratulations my Governor my boss H.E “Our victory at the tribunal. It is indeed a confirmation that despite the barrage of insults and negativity from a select few, when God is on your side, nothing else matters & victory is assured.