In the appeal that Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf filed to contest the decisions of the Court of Appeal and the State Election Petitions Tribunal that removed him from office, the Supreme Court has deferred its decision.

The Court of Appeal affirmed the tribunal’s decision on November 13. The Appeal Court upheld the tribunal’s decision, holding that Abba Yusuf’s fielding violated the electoral law because he was not eligible to run in that particular election.

The tribunal declared in September that Yusuf, the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, was not eligible to win the March 18 governorship election.

The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Nasiru Gawuna was also recognized by the tribunal as Kano’s legitimately elected governor.