The Kano Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, has presented certificates of return to the 44 newly elected local government chairpersons in the state.
On Saturday, Sani Malumfashi, chair of the Commission, announced that the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, won all 44 chairperson and 484 councillorship seats in the LGA election.
“Six political parties participated in the election: AA, AAC, Accord, ADC, APM, and NNPP.
“The NNPP won all 44 local government chairmanships and 484 councillorship positions contested,” Malumfashi said.
“We have satisfied all the conditions laid down by the law and have completed all necessary preparations for the conduct of the elections on Saturday. As such, the polls must take place as planned.
“We are aware of plans by enemies of the state to truncate this election, but by the grace of Allah, they will not succeed; the elections will be conducted peacefully and credibly.”
Issuing the certificates to winners of the election on Sunday morning, Malumfashi added that the election was smooth and orderly across all LGAs in the state.
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“By requirements of the electoral processes, the commission is saddled with the responsibility of issuing a certificate of return to the elected Chairmen and Councillors as legitimate leaders of their own local government areas. The Commission has the mandate to do that,” Malumfashi said at the ceremony.
“They are now charged with the responsibilities of attending to the official needs of their respective LGAs.”
Meanwhile, Rabi’u Bichi, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano state, has described the LG election as “illegal”.
“The party’s stance is informed by a court order by Justice Simon Amobede of the Federal High Court, Kano, which still stands, and which has rendered the election null and void,” he said.
“The judge ruled that the leadership of KANSIEC was partisan and biased towards the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party in the state. Since the judgment has not been appealed, the APC considers any outcome of the election illegal.”
On Friday, October 25, 2024, the governor insisted there was no going back on the planned October 26 LG election, stating, “At this moment, the state will not allow anybody to destabilise the existing peace enjoyed by the citizenry.
This comes despite a Federal High Court judgment sacking the commission’s chairman for being a card-carrying member of a political party.
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