Kano PDP Guber candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has nullified the candidature of Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Kabir is the anointed governorship candidate of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
Justice Lowis Allagoa averred that the party should conduct fresh primary election between today and Saturday, March 9.
Kabir is the main challenger of the incumbent governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
•Sourced from a Daily Trust report
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