Appeal Court sacks Kwankwaso, reinstates NNPP’s Datti as Rep member

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as the House of Representative member representing the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency.

In it’s its judgment on Monday, the three-judge panel, led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye, allowed an appeal by Datti

According to Justice Awotoye, the tribunal was wrong to have counted the date of the appellant’s resignation on the date of his party’s primary election.

The judge noted that Section 77 of the Electoral Act was misapplied. Hence, no court has jurisdiction on the issue of membership of the party.

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