Following the judgement of the Appeal Court upholding his sack by the lower tribunal, Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, says he has instructed his lawyers to proceed to the Supreme Court.
On Friday, Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja affirmed the verdict of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
The tribunal had sacked Yusuf, who was the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, as governor of the state.
The Kano Governor, who addressed the people of the state on Saturday, described the tribunal and Court of Appeal verdicts as a “miscarriage of justice.”
He, however, expressed optimism that the Supreme Court will set aside the judgments of the lower courts.
Governor Yusuf said, “I want to inform the good people of Kano and indeed well-meaning Nigerians that based on the consensus of our stakeholders, we have instructed our lawyers to commence the process of appealing this judgement at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
“We are optimistic that the Supreme Court will by the grace of Allahu SWT set aside these miscarriages of justice by the tribunal and the Appeal Courts, and reaffirm our mandate given by the good people of Kano State.”
He urged residents of the state to continue their daily legitimate businesses, adding that security measures have been taken to protect lives and properties.
Yusuf added that the “temporary setback” will not deter his administration from continuing the “laudable projects”.