Journalists were on Wednesday denied access to the court premises where the Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal is set to deliver judgment on a petition filed before it by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the March 18 poll.

The APC and its candidate, Nasir Gawuna, are challenging the victory of Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People Party, NNPP, who was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The court is set to deliver judgment on the petition today, but some reporters who stormed the venue to monitor the proceeding were denied access.

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Usaini Muhammed Gumel, said the court only permitted 50 people, including the judges, lawyers of the two parties and their members, journalists and the media.

“Since yesterday, we called the tribunal Secretary to hear arrangements for the sitting, where they informed us that only 50 people would be allowed in.

“The number includes the judges, lawyers of the two parties and their members, journalists and the media. So it is not the police that limited the number,” he said.