Kwankwasiyya Women Protest Appeal Court Sack Of Governor Yusuf

Protesting Kwankwasiyya women in Kano

 

Dozens of women wearing red veils yesterday marched to the Kano State Police Command to protest the recent Court of Appeal judgement which nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The women, who carried placards and sang pro-Yusuf songs, said they were protesting the injustice done to the people of Kano State by the appellate court.

The demonstrators, who began their march from the residence of former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at Miller Road, had the intention of going to the state Police Command Headquarters in Bompai area.

However, on their way to Bompai on Sunday evening, the protesters were blocked by teams of armed police officers and personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service.

The women, most of whom wore red veils, signifying the Kwankwasiyya Movement, converged at the Police Command Headquarters and demanded to see the commissioner of police, CP Usaini Gumel.

Some of the demonstrators carried placards with inscriptions such as “Our mandate must be restored; Injustice exposed in CTC” and “Kano voted for Abba” among others.

They told journalists that they were protesting against the Appeal Court’s judgement, which removed governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The women called on the Supreme Court, where Yusuf had filed an appeal, to serve justice in the matter by ensuring “the governor retains his seat, being the winner of the popular votes in the March 18, 2023 election in the state.”

One of them, Zuwaira Abubakar said, "The protest is not for Abba alone but for Kano State. The world has seen that Governor Yusuf was voted for during the march 18 polls. The state should not be taken away from him.”

Another protester pleaded with the federal government to stop “interfering with the courts” and allow justice to be done.