*Huge cries of “Kano is for Abba, two terms” heard
By OUR REPORTER
Unprecedented crowds have taken over the streets of Kano metropolis, Monday evening, as residents trouped out of their shops and houses to show support for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was out to commission a project at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital.
Governor Yusuf, who was on his first public outing in the state since he was sacked by the Appeal Court in Abuja, was hailed by supporters all along his way from the Government House, Nasarawa, to the Specialist Hospital, where the crowds took over the streets chanting songs of support, eulogies and prayers for him.
It will be recalled that the Appeal Court in Abuja reaffirmed Friday judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal that sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared Yusuf Nasiru Gawuna as the rightly elected governor of the state.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) had cross-appealed the the Election Petition Tribunal decision on whether Yusuf was a member of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) when he contested as Governor.
Both Governor Yusuf and NNPP have criticised the appeal court judgment as “miscarriage of justice” that will not be allowed to stand. They have therefore decided to go to the Supreme Court.
The entire metropolis stood still due to the crowds as some were seen crying and chanting “Kano Sai Abba, Four-plus-Four” that is “Kano is for Abba, two terms.”
Yusuf commissioned the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital as one of the several projects he had embarked upon since his elections.
