The All Progressive Congress (APC) legal team in Kano State has expressed its readiness to defend the victory of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Ma’aruf Mohammed-Yakasai, a member and spokesman of the legal team, made the APC’s position known while addressing a news conference in Kano.
He said the legal team found it necessary to explain its position in respect of the prayer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) granted by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to inspect election materials conducted in the state.
According to him, the legal team is prepared to defend the victory of Ganduje before the Tribunal which began its preliminary sitting on Tuesday.
He stressed that the APC and Governor Ganduje were ready to defend the mandate given to them by the people of the state.
On Tuesday the tribunal chairman, Justice Halima Shamaki ordered INEC to allow PDP to inspect the election materials conducted for governorship election in the state.
(NAN)