Many youths thronged some main streets on Friday to rejoice the Supreme Court docket's ruling following the affirmation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf because the duly elected governor of the state.
The youth have been seen in troops on all of the streets of the metropolis singing solidarity songs and dancing by the streets, holding up banners and get together insignia.
It was famous that among the jubilant youths within the metropolis have been bumbling bikes and vehicles, whereas others have been dragging brooms, which is the emblem of the All Progressives Occasion.
One of many jubilant youths, who merely gave his identify as Hassan, famous that the Supreme Court docket had averted a violent response.
“The Supreme Court docket saved Kano from violent reactions as a result of the scenario would have been totally different now if the decision had not favored Abba.
“However with what you see now, there may be reduction in every single place. Persons are going about their regular enterprise,” he mentioned.
Out there locations which have up to now been closed within the early hours of Friday, corresponding to Rimi and Kantin Kwari markets, merchants have already began opening their retailers and institutions.
On the time of submitting this report, armed safety personnel deployed at strategic places have been nonetheless on guard.
Safety has additionally been elevated alongside all routes resulting in Authorities Home as folks utilizing the roads have been subjected to thorough checks.
The Supreme Court docket had earlier on Friday quashed the selections of the decrease courts dismissing the Kano State Governor.
The tribunal had put aside Yusuf Abba of the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion victory after declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid. The tribunal discovered that the deducted votes got here from poll papers that had not been stamped or signed.
He then went to the courtroom of appeals for reduction. The Court docket of Enchantment upheld the tribunal's resolution and faulted the decrease courtroom for failing to disqualify the governor.
The courtroom of enchantment dominated that the governor was not correctly sponsored by the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion, thereby violating the provisions of Article 177 (c) of the Structure.
