THE Supreme Court has affirmed Rufai Hanga of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP as Senator-elect for Kano Central Senatorial District.
The Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, had appealed an earlier judgement before the apex court.
However, in the judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the Supreme Court held that the INEC’s appeal lacked merit and substance and dismissed it.
The apex court also removed a former Governor of Kano state, Ibrahim shekarau as the candidate of the NNPP in the February 25 National Assembly Election.
The Federal high court and the court of appeal had upheld Rufai Hanga as the Senatorial Candidate of the NNPP for Kano Central following the withdrawal of Ibrahim Shekarau as a member of the party and Senatorial Candidate due to irreconcilable differences he allegedly had with the party.
Not satisfied, the INEC appealed the Judgments of the Trial and Appellate Courts, proceeded to the Supreme Court to challenge the judgements which upheld Rufai Hanga as the lawful candidate of the NNPP Kano central Senatorial District.
