The police command in Kano State has announced a ban on all street protests in the northwestern state as the Gubernatorial Election Petitions Tribunal sits for the adoption of written addresses.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Husaini Gumel, made the announcement at the state headquarters on Monday.
According to him, intelligence reports revealed that both the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are mobilising for street protests against the tribunal sitting.
Meanwhile, the Kano State governorship election petition tribunal has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the victory of Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP.
Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the chairman of the three-man panel, who had promised on behalf of the panel to be fair to all parties, said the judgment would come earlier than the 180 days allowed by the law.
The adjournment followed the final addresses by both parties.
While making a final address to the court, the APC urged the tribunal to uphold its petition and return Nasir Gawuna as the winner of the election.while INEC, NNPP and Yusuf urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition.
