Kano Guber: Retrieve ‘Stolen’ Mandate From NNPP, Islamic Clerics Tell S’Court

Islamic clerics of three major sects in Kano State, on Tuesday, converged in the commercial city to offer special prayers for the anticipatory victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Nasiru Gawuna, at the Supreme Court.

The clerics also prayed for the Justices of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal and the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court for what they called the dispensation of justice over the petition filed by the state chapter of the APC on the governorship tussle.

It would be recalled that both the Tribunal and the appellate court declared Gawuna of the APC as the winner of the Kano State governorship election held on March 18, 2023.

The group of Ulamas, which comprises Tijjaniyya, Izala and Kadiriyya, offered prayers for the protection and guidance of the Justices of the Tribunal and the Appeal Court for returning what they described as the stolen mandate of the people of Kano State to Gawuna, who they claimed was the legitimate winner of the election.

The Ulamas, who were led by Sheikh Albakry Mikail of the Tijjaniyya, Malam Garba Yusuf Abubakar of the Izala sect and Professor Maibushira of the Kadiriyya sect, therefore, urged the Supreme Court to look at the facts before it and affirm Gawuna as a legitimate winner of Kano governorship seat.

According to Mallam Abubakar, the prayers were necessary to ensure that justice prevailed over emotional feelings by the supporters of NNPP in Kano.

He said: “We are gathered here to offer special prayers for both the justices of the Tribunal and the Appeal Court. We are equally calling on the Justices of the Supreme Court to look carefully at the facts before it and do justice to the people of Kano State. So that their stolen mandate can be recovered.”