Kano Tribunal Upholds Senator Hanga’s Victory

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal, has affirmed the victory of the Senator Rufa’i Sani Hanga of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) as the elected member of the Kano Central Senatorial District.

Delivering his judgment yesterday, Justice I.P. Chima, dismissed the lawsuit filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, senatorial election in Kano Central, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura.

Zaura through his Counsel Ishaka Dikko, prayed the tribunal to declare him the winner of the 25th February election and set aside the INEC declaration that announced Hanga as the winner of the poll.

He however, contested Hanga’s victory on the ground that Ibrahim Shekarau, a former senator from Kano Central and former governor of the State, was the NNPP candidate for the election not Hanga.

After dismissing the lawsuit as being without merit, Justice Chima, revealed that the NNPP had acted within the electoral act’s 14-day window.

The tribunal chairman also fined the APC candidate N600,000, which must be paid to Rufai Sani Hanga and the NNPP.