Supreme Court affirms Ruffai Hanga as Kano Central Senator elect, sacks Shekarau

Supreme Court affirms Ruffai Hanga as Kano Central Senator elect, sacks Shekarau

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Rufai Hanga as Senator-Elect for Kano Central Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

In the Judgment prepared by Justice Uwani Aba-Aji but delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the court held that the INEC’s appeal lacked merit and substance and therefore dismissed it in its entirety.

The Apex kicked out a former Kano state governor Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the NNPP in the February 25 National Assembly Election.

Delivering the Judgment in an appeal brought before it by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the apex court upheld the Judgments of a federal high court and the court of appeal both in Abuja which had earlier upheld the…
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