The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Dahiru Liman, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Speaker was the member representing Makera Constituency.
The appellate court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of Return given to the Speaker and conduct fresh elections in five polling units.
The judgment followed a petition by Solomon Katuka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) .
The PDP candidate argued that there were gross irregularities regarding the selection of the Speaker, stating that he won the election.
The tribunal had on 30th September, 2023 nullified the Speaker’s election and ordered a rerun in 42 polling units in five wards.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, Liman filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal.
The three-member panel in a unanimous decision quashed the decision of the tribunal ordering a rerun in 42 polling units.
The Appeal Court, however, ordered a rerun in five polling units.
