Kano Tribunal Verdict:  APC Mocks ‘8-man’ NNPP London Protest

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

Stakeholders of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) have mocked the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for organising an “embarrassing eight-man protest” in London against the judgment of the Kano state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which sacked Governor  Abba Yusuf.

The stakeholders, under the aegis of National Coalition of APC Progressives Stakeholders, while addressing a press conference  yesterday in Abuja, said the London protest was organised after a failed attempt to discredit the tribunal judgement. 

Its National Secretary, Isabella Odunayo, who spoke on behalf of others, said it was shameful that Yusuf and the Kwankwasiyya Movement only got eight persons for a protest which targeted about 1,000 people, a sign that Nigerians both home and in the diaspora accepted the judgment in good faith.

She recalled that since the Kano State governorship election petition tribunal judgement which sacked NNPC’s  Yusuf, the Kano State government has been peddling lies against the judiciary, the federal government and indeed dragging the image of APC on a daily basis.

She said they decided to address the press in order to respond to  some of the lies being circulated by the  NNPP

Odunayo stated:  “After failed attempts to discredit the tribunal ruling, the NNPP desperation took them to London where it sponsored a protest to blackmail the federal government and discredit the tribunal judgment, unknowingly to the organizers, Nigerians in diaspora had watch clips of the jubilation that trailed the APC victory at the tribunal thereby Nigerians in London ignored the sponsored protest.

“It is shameful that Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf and the Kwankwasiyya Movement only got eight persons for a protest which targeted about 1,000 people, a sign that Nigerians both home and in the diaspora accepted the judgment in good faith.

“The NNPP should be aware that the judiciary cannot be intimidated by its threat as security agencies in Nigeria are fully prepared to secure the Country. The eight people led by Dr Aminu Bello who embarrassed themselves yesterday (on Sunday) in London does not represent the interest of Nigerians.”

Odunayo added that it was barbaric and indeed archaic for the NNPP to toe the part of blackmail calling for justice in far away London when justice has already been served with the judgment of the tribunal.

According to her, we advocate special trial for electoral offenders like Governor Abba Yusuf where he may be committed to jail for election theft.