But the Tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from Governor Yusuf’s total as invalid votes, stating that the ballot papers were not stamped or signed and therefore declared them invalid, thereby returning Gawuna as the rightful winner of the election.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/opinion-celebrating-gawunas-tribunal-victory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-celebrating-gawunas-tribunal-victory

Consequently, the appellate court declared Nasiru Gawuna of the APC winner of the March 18, 2023, Kano state governorship election.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/kano-guber-appeal-court-ruling-rude-shock-nnpp-founder/

Dissatisfied by the outcome of the election, Gawuna and his party approached the tribunal.

Source: https://flashpointnews.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/breaking-kano-guber-tribunal-unseats-abba-kabir-declares-nasiru-gawuna-as-winner/

Gawuna made the statement while featuring in the TVC programme tagged “Countdown Nigeria Decides 2023”.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/ive-cordial-relationship-with-all-governors-i-served-gawuna/

He said Gawuna and Garo had been part of the conception and implementation of the sound programmes of the present administration and were eminently qualified to be elected.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/adc-candidate-nnpp-supporters-defect-to-apc-in-kano-state/d7080y2

He said that the flagbearer defeated his closest rival and incumbent Deputy governor of the state, Malam Yusuf Gawuna of the APC, who scored 892,705 votes.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/kano-2023-apc-rejects-governorship-election-result/

On December 21, 2023, the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Yusuf, challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal and the State Election Petitions Tribunal, which removed him from office and declared Gawuna as winner.

Source: https://leadership.ng/protest-in-kano-lga-over-governorship-dispute/

The Governorship Candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano State, Nasiru Gawuna has urged his supporters to turn out en masse to vote for the APC in March 11 Governorship and State Assembly elections.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/generalelections-kano-apc-governorship-candidate-calls-for-massive-turn-out-of-supporters/

The INEC returning officer, Ahmad Ibrahim, announced that Yusuf won the election with 1,019,602 votes, while Gawuna got 890,705 votes.

Source: https://punchng.com/apc-wins-15-states-pdp-six-nnpp-takes-kano/

There is apprehension in the state following the judgment that declared Nasir Yusuf Gawuna of the APC as the winner of the elections.

Source: https://newmail-ng.com/24-hour-curfew-declared-in-kano-after-tribunal-sacks-gov-abba-kabir-yusuf/