Falana faults Kano tribunal verdict, demands justice

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Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, on Friday, faulted the verdict by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.However, speaking on Channels TV Sunrise programme on Friday, Falana said: “You cannot punish voters for the errors of INEC. That was what recently happened in Kano, where 65,000 votes were said to have not been marked by INEC officials.

“We are asking our judges to embrace justice, substantial justice, in a way that you cannot punish voters for the errors of INEC.“So, I think these are the areas where our judges will have to go back to the drawing table,” Falana stressed.Subscribe to our E-EDITIONS

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