Ibrahim Shekarau

2023 - 3 - 10

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Supreme Court removes Shekarau as Kano senator-elect (Premium Times)

Mr Shekarau was the flagbearer of the NNPP for the Kano Central Senatorial zone before he ditched the party for the PDP.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. He alleged that INEC refused to replace Mr Shekarau’s name with Mr Hanga’s. Referencing the decisions of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, Mr Usman said INEC was ordered to accept Mr Hanga’s name and substitute it with Mr Shekarau’s for the poll. But, on 28 March, INEC declared Mr Shekarau winner of the Kano Central Senatorial District election on the platform of NNPP despite his resignation from the party before the 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections. Mr Shekarau was the flagbearer of the NNPP for the Kano Central Senatorial zone before he ditched the party for the PDP. Delivering judgment on an appeal filed before it by INEC, the Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal both in Abuja which had upheld the candidature of Mr Hanga as the standard-bearer NNPP.

JUST IN: Supreme Court sacks Shekarau as senator-elect (The Punch)

The Supreme Court on Friday sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party and recognised Senator Rufa'i Hanga as the ...

The court, however, upheld the two earlier concurrent judgments by the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal, both in Abuja, that affirmed Hanga as the authentic candidate of NNPP. However, the Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the nomination of Hanga as the NNPP’s authentic candidate. The Supreme Court on Friday sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party and recognised Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the party’s candidate for the 2023 general election.

Supreme Court sacks former Kano governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, as ... (Nairametrics)

The Supreme Court has sacked Ibrahim Shekarau as the senatorial candidate of the NNPP in the February 25 National Assembly election.

The court recognized Hangar as the party’s candidate. However, in September 2022, INEC insisted that Shekarau remained the NNPP candidate. Consequently, the apex court dismissed INEC’s appeal.

Supreme Court affirms Ruffai Hanga as Kano Central Senator elect ... (Guardian)

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Rufai Hanga as Senator-Elect for Kano Central Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigeria People's Party ...

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Rufai Hanga as Senator-Elect for Kano Central Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The Flying Eagles of Nigeria ended the 2023 U-20 AFCON on a positive note after defeating Tunisia 4-0 in the third-placed match on Friday. Mahmood Yakubu, to immediately comply with the Court order of March 3.

Kano North Senatorial seat: Supreme sacks Shekarau, affirms ... (Daily Sun)

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja. The Supreme Court has affirmed the nomination of Senator Rufa'i Hanga as the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in ...

In its judgment on January 3, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court and dismissed INEC’s appeal. It affirmed the two earlier concurrent judgments delivered on November 11, 2022 and January 3, 2023 by the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal, both in Abuja, in which it was held that Hanga was the candidate of NNPP for the Kano Central Senatorial District. The court affirmed the two earlier concurrent judgments by the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal, both in Abuja, in which it was held that Hanga was the candidate of NNPP for the election.

Supreme Court removes Shekarau, affirms Ruffai as Kano Central ... (Vanguard)

The Supreme Court has affirmed Rufai Hanga of the New Nigeria People's Party, NNPP as Senator-elect for Kano Central Senatorial District.

The Federal high court and the court of appeal had in their previous judgment upheld Rufai Hanga as the Senatorial Candidate of the NNPP for Kano Central following the withdrawal of Ibrahim Shekarau as a member of the party and Senatorial Candidate due to irreconcilable differences he allegedly had with the party. The Commission, not satisfied with the Judgments of the Trial and Appellate Courts, proceeded to the Supreme Court to challenge the judgements which upheld Rufai Hanga as the lawful candidate of the NNPP Kano central Senatorial District. The court, delivering judgment in an appeal brought before it by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, upheld the Judgments of the Federal high court and the Court of Appeal both in Abuja, which had earlier upheld the candidature of Rufai Hanga as the candidate of the party.