The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusufestablished the Kano Elders Council to function an advisory physique to the federal government.
This was contained in a press release issued to journalists by the governor's spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin Tofa, on Sunday.
He famous that the state is blessed with numerous elders and former leaders who’ve reached the head of their careers and are nonetheless energetic and wholesome.
The Council of Elders consists of former Governors, Vice Governors, Presidents of the Senate, Audio system of the Home of Representatives, Audio system of the Home of Representatives, Vice Audio system, retired Judges of the Supreme Court docket, retired Judges of the Court docket of Attraction, former Chief Justices of the State, former Secretaries of the State Authorities and former Heads of State Civil Servants, all of whom are natives of the State.
As well as, the council contains Ulama management, enterprise group, conventional rulers, former heads of safety businesses from Kano State and different distinguished elders to be recognized and appointed by the federal government.
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“These elders have a wealth of data, knowledge and expertise, and his administration will purposefully search to leverage their multifaceted experience,” the governor famous.
In accordance with the assertion, the date for the inauguration of the council could be introduced later.
The Supreme Court docket on Friday confirmed Yusuff's election as governor of the state, overruling decrease courts' choices to dismiss him.
The tribunal had put aside Yusuf Abba of the New Nigeria Peoples Social gathering 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.
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He then went to the court docket of appeals for aid. The Court docket of Attraction upheld the tribunal's determination and faulted the decrease court docket for failing to disqualify the governor.
The court docket of attraction dominated that the governor was not correctly sponsored by the New Nigeria Peoples Social gathering, thereby violating the provisions of Article 177 (c) of the Structure.
Nevertheless, the Supreme Court docket upheld his election victory.
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