A’Court addresses typo error in Kano Judgement, clearing the air

Umar Bangari, the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, has addressed the controversies surrounding the court’s ruling on the Kano Governorship Election dispute.

Bangari responded by claiming that the events in the judgement body were just a typo and that they in no way undermined or altered the court’s conclusions.

Nigerians were reassured by the chief registrar that the error will be fixed as soon as the parties involved submitted a formal application for that purpose.

He referred to Order 23 Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Handbook, which gives the court the authority to fix any typing error that is discovered once it or any of the parties involved in the case identify it.

He maintained that the court’s decision stood, despite rumours to the contrary.

The ruling that maintained the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to nullify Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as the victor of the March 18 governorship election caused a stir and led to a number of interpretations.

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