{"id":101130,"date":"2023-11-17T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kano-guber-governor-yusuf-was-not-qualified-to-contest-appeal-court"},"modified":"2023-11-17T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:51:09","slug":"kano-guber-governor-yusuf-was-not-qualified-to-contest-appeal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kano-guber-governor-yusuf-was-not-qualified-to-contest-appeal-court","title":{"rendered":"Kano guber: Governor Yusuf was not qualified to contest \u2013 Appeal Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Appeal Court has ruled that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State was not a member of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, as of the time the elections were conducted.<\/p>\n<p>The Court said the Governor was not qualified to contest for the seat.<\/p>\n<p>The judges further stated that the tribunal was wrong not to have disqualified the appellant, Governor Yusuf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Appeal Court has ruled that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State was not a member of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, as of the time the elections were conducted. The Court said the Governor was not qualified to contest for the seat. 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