ZAINAB ADAMU BULKACHUWA, OFR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The election into the office of the Governor of Kano State was held in as other States of the Federation on the 14th of April 2007. The candidates who were sponsored by their various parties contested for the election at the end of which the respondents declared the results of the election on the 16/4/07 as indicated hereunder:-
S/N PARTY CANDIDATE VOTE SCORED
1. AC USMAN SULE 126,235
2. AD YAHAYA MOHAMMED KABO 5,272
3. ADC MOHAMMED MUKHTAR ALI 4,211
4. ANPP IBRAHIM SHEKARAU 671,184
5. APGA ISMAILA ZUBAIRU 3,663
6. CPP MUSTAPHA BADAMASI 1,658
7. DPP BASHIRU S. NAGASHI 19,871
8. ND HAMISU L. IYANTAMA 2,826
9. NSDP MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD 2,429
10. PAC SHEHU MUHAMMAD DALHAT 10,429
11. PDP AHMED G. BICHI 629,868
12. NDP BALAS. KOSAWA 5,876
13. PPA KABIRU B. SHARFADI 2,325
14. PRP ALHAJI HARUNA UNGOGO 1,289
15. PSP UMAR Y. DANHASSAN 18,963
16. RPN AHMED G. RIRUWAI 1,028
and Ibrahim Shekarau of the ANPP was returned and decl…