The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, said there was no going back on the planned October 26, 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 New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) members as executive officers of the election commission.”
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.
“We have satisfied all the conditions laid down by the law and we 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,” Yusuf said.
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.
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 who attended the event.
