Kano LG polls wThe Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said there is no going back over the planned 26th October, 2024 local government election in the state.
This is coming despite a Federal High Court judgement voiding the poll over what it termed “having card-carrying NNPP members as executive officers of the election commission.”
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Governor Yusuf made the assertion while presenting NNPP flags to the 44 chairmanship and councilorship candidates at the Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium on Thursday evening.
He said, “At this moment,. the state will not allow anybody to destabilize the existing peace being enjoyed by the citizenry.
According to him, the state government and Kano State Independent Electoral Commission have all the constitutional backing to hold the election.
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He stressed that the state government is ready to swear in the candidates declared winners by the electoral body.
The governor urged NNPP card-carrying members to go back to their respective wards and prepare well for the election, describing them as real supporters of the party.
He assured that the party would win all the positions of 44 chairmen as well as 484 councillors, considering the massive support it is enjoying from the people in the state.
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In his remark, the Acting National Chairman of NNPP, Dr. Audu Ajuji, expressed optimism that the election would be peaceful, adding that the party is confident it will sweep all the elective positions without any hitches.
Also speaking, the state NNPP Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, described the gathering as outstanding in view of the number of supporters that attended the event.
