Governor Yusuf said President Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima were pressured to influence the apex court verdict.

Kano state - Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima were pressured to interfere in the Supreme Court judgement.

Yusuf, however, said Tinubu and Shettima ignored the pressure to influence the apex court to reverse his sack, This was contained in a statement by the Director, Public Enlightenment, Kano Government House, According to the statement, Governor Yusuf noted with pleasure how President Tinubu and his vice didn’t involve themselves in the legal battle between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) Meanwhile, the acting NNPP National Chairman, Abba Ali, said the party don’t fight or undermine others like the APC does in Kano state. 

We know what APC stands for in Kano. The NNPP has a different ideology from other parties. We don’t fight or undermine others unlike what they do. “But we still extend our hand of fellowship to other political parties. Already, our governor, after the ruling, said he would carry other political parties in Kano along.