Kano Rep: Tribunal sacks NNPP’s Dankawu, declares APC’s Danagudi winner

The National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Idris Dankawu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party for forging his West African School Certificate which he submitted for election into the Kumbotso Federal House of Representatives Constituency of Kano State.

Munir Danagudi of the All Progressives Congress, who contested against Dankawu, was declared the winner of the Kumbotso Federal Constituency poll which took place on February 25, 2023.

Danagudi had filed a petition, alleging that Dankawu presented a fraudulent Secondary School Certificate to gain admission into Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Kaduna.

Following the petition, Justice I.P. Chima delivered declared, “Idris Dankawu of NNPP has forged his WAEC certificate,” and consequently, the election was voided.

The tribunal further instructed the Independent National Electoral Commission to set aside the Certificate of Return previously awarded to Dankawu and declared Danagudi as the winner of the Kumbotso Federal Constituency poll.

Justice Chima said, “Having satisfied with the provision of the law, we hereby declare and return Munir Babba Danagudi as the winner of the Kumbotso Federal House of Representatives Election”.