Appeal Court Sacks Kwankwaso, Reinstates Datti as Winner of the Election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP) in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election.
The three-judge panel, led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye, allowed an appeal by NNPP’s Datti and averred that the tribunal was wrong to have counted the date of the appellant’s resignation on the date of his party’s primary election.
The judge noted that Section 77 of the Electoral Act was misapplied.
Hence, the appellate court ruled that no court has jurisdiction on the issue of the membership of the party.
