The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano has cleared the Kano State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Abba Yusuf, to participate in Saturday’s governorship election.
The court, presided over by Justice Daniel Kalio, Thursday granted all the prayers put forward by the appellant.
The court granted a stay of execution of the order of a high court which barred the PDP from recognising Yusuf as candidate.
Kaftan Post reported the high court ruling following an application by an aggrieved PDP governorship aspirant, Mohammed El-Amin.
The high court ruled in favour of El-Amin and ordered the PDP to conduct fresh primaries.
A statement sent to newsmen on Thursday evening by the spokesperson of PDP governorship candidate, Sanusi Dawakintofa, said the party sought a stay of execution on the previous judgement passed by a Federal High Court in Kano on the validity of the party’s October 2 primaries.
The statement added that the Court of Appeal also restrained INEC from removing the name of Mr Yusuf and other PDP candidates from the list of 2019 contest.
