The New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), has secured a sweeping victory in the Kano State Local Government elections, winning all 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship seats contested across the state.
DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reports that the election was conducted inspite of a Federal High Court ruling disqualifying all the NNPP council candidates.
The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) announced the results, confirming NNPP’s dominance in each of the council areas.
KANSIEC Chairman, Professor Sani Lawan Malunfashi, declared the election peaceful and successful.
He stated, “Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) had exercised and observed its Constitutional mandates of planning, organizing, coordinating, observing and conducting Local Government Election in Kano State of Nigeria.
“The exercise was largely peaceful and successful in all ramifications. The Commission therefore deeply appreciates the roles played by the critical stakeholders, notably Security Agencies, Media organizations, Leaders of Political Parties, Civil Society organizations, Religious Leaders, Community Leaders, Youth and Women organizations, towards the actualization of grass roots. Democracy in the State.
“The Commission is also profoundly grateful to the good people of Kano State for their collective support, prayers and expression of positive emotions.
“The peaceful conduct of the exercise is a doubtless manifestation of public acceptability of the exercise in terms of credibility, fairness and decency.
“Six Political Parties participated: AA, AAC, ACCORD, ADC, APM, and NNPP. NNPP won all 44 Local Government Chairmanship and 484 Councillorship Positions contested,” he added
