The judgment of the election petition tribunal sacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of northern Nigeria’s most populous state, Kano; and the affirmation of Governor Uba Sani’s victory in Kaduna State has brought a temporary setback for the country’s opposition and could play a key role in the ruling party maintaining its grip on power in future elections.
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