Falana: Kano verdict unjust to voters
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has criticized the verdict delivered by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which nullified the victory of Governor Abba Yusuf.
In a discussion on Channels TV on Friday, Falana expressed his disagreement with the tribunal’s decision, highlighting the exclusion of 165,000 votes due to lack of stamping, deeming it improper.
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He emphasized that punishing voters for errors committed by INEC was unjust.
He said: “You cannot punish voters for the errors of INEC. That was what recently happened in Kano, where 165,000 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. You cannot challenge the validity of the ballot papers”.
