Noting that the letter was
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday denied claims of either withdrawing from or abandoning the appeal process of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgment.On September 20, the court sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was the New Nigeria Peoples Party candidate in the March 18 election, declaring the All Progressives Congress candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner.
“We have therefore instructed our lawyers to proceed in line with extant policy of the Commission. The policy has not changed.”The attention of the Commission has been drawn to media reports based on a letter written by the Legal Officer of our Kano State office indicating that the Commission had withdrawn from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano Governorship election petition case.We wish to state categorically that the letter was not authorised.
The public is therefore advised to discountenance the insinuation that the Commission has withdrawn from the case or even worse abandoned the appeal. We wish to state categorically that where litigants join INEC in a case, the Commission is under obligation to respond accordingly. We have therefore instructed our lawyers to proceed in line with extant policy of the Commission. The policy has not changed.
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