Court of Appeal Sacks Kwankwaso, Returns Datti to National Assembly

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the APC and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the NNPP in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election.

The three- Panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye, allowed  Appeal by Yusuf Datti, and averred that the tribunal was wrong to have counted the date of the Appellant’s resignation on the date of his party Primary.

He also stated that Section 77 of the Electoral Act was misapplied no Court has jurisdiction on the issue of party membership.

(Justice Watch)