Rufa’i Hanga’s election as a Senator representing Kano Central has been confirmed by the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, senatorial election in Kano Central, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura, has challenged the election of Hanga of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) at the election petition tribunal in Kano.
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Hanga as the winner of the election.
Zaura, through his counsel, Ishaka Dikko (SAN), asked the tribunal to declare him the winner of the election and set aside the INEC declaration that announced Hanga as the winner of the poll.
The petitioner alleged that the Kano Central senatorial poll was marred by irregularities, malpractices, and non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
The three respondents, INEC, NNPP, Hanga, and Ibrahim Shekarau that the election was validly conducted in accordance with extant laws.
Chairman of the three-man panel Justice I.P Chima in his judgement on Monday, said, “The petitioner failed to prove non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 therefore the petition is hereby dismissed.
“Consequently, the petitioner is to pay the second respondent NNPP the sum of N300,000 cost and also to pay first, second, third and fourth respondents the sum of N300,000.”
