Gawuna also noted that anyone who believes in Allah’s will will never worry or take governance as a do-or-die affair
By Kehinde Okeowo
Fresh from his victory at the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 18 governorship election, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, has said he is not afraid of the appeal challenging the tribunal’s verdict.
TheNiche had earlier reported that the Tribunal, sitting in the capital of the state, Kano, on Wednesday, sacked the incumbent Governor and candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared his APC counterpart the winner of the election.
The judges also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to Gawuna and withdraw the certificate of return earlier given to Yusuf.
The three-man panel reached their verdict by deducting 165,663 votes from Yusuf’s total, after ruling that 165,66 ballot papers which were not stamped or signed were invalid.
Speaking with BBC Hausa in an interview while commenting on the tribunal judgment, Gawuna said: “I am grateful to Allah for our victory in the Kano State election, which was affirmed by the court today (Wednesday). I thank Him for His will, which chose us to lead. I also thank our lawyers and the general public for their prayers and support.”
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He also said NNPP was initially declared the winner of the election but added that he believed that Allah had already decided the outcome, saying they had the right to challenge the results in court, and they did so.
Gawuna further stated that anyone who believes that nothing happens without Allah’s will will never worry or take governance as a do-or-die affair, stressing that whatever happens to them, they believe it is the will of Allah.
According to him, “We are not intimidated or afraid, because we know that whatever happens is for the best. Allah never makes mistakes.”
