January 17, 2025

Kano Tribunal sacks NNPP Reps member over certificate forgery

The National/State House Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, on Thursday sacked Hon. Mukthar Umar Yarima of the New Nigeria People Party ( NNPP in Tarauni Federal House of Representatives Election for forging his Primary School Certificate.

While delivering the judgment on Thursday, the three panel led by Justice I P Cheema, upheld that the Respondent; Mukthar Umar Yarima, does not attend Hausawa Primary School as he alleged to have attended in his documents.

The Panel then declared that all the total votes scored by Umar Mukthar Yarima of the NNPP during the poll as wastage and consequently returned and declared the petitioner, Hafizu Kawu, of the APC as winner for being the runner-up during the election.

The National/State House Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal  sitting in Kano, on Thursday sacked Hon. Mukthar Umar Yarima of the New Nigeria  People Party ( NNPP in Tarauni Federal House of Representatives Election for forging his Primary School Certificate.

While delivering the judgment on Thursday, the three panel led by Justice I P Cheema, upheld that the Respondent; Mukthar Umar Yarima, does not attend Hausawa Primary School as he alleged to have attended in his documents.

The Panel then declared that all the total votes scored by Umar Mukthar Yarima of the NNPP during the poll as wastage and consequently returned and declared the petitioner, Hafizu Kawu, of the APC as winner for being the runner-up during the election.