20th March, 2023
By Muhammad Nur Tijani
Residents of Kano has defied dusk to dawn curfew imposed by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to celebrate the victory of Abba Yusuf of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP in the last Saturday’s governorship election.
Abba Yusuf of NNPP defeated his closest rival, the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Nasiru Gawuna of All Progressives Congress, APC.
NNPP had also won majority of the seats in the national and state house of assembly elections.
But Governor Ganduje had after defeat of his deputy announced imposition of the dusk to dawn curfew on the state.
Kano government said the curfew was imposed dawn to dusk curfew to avoid breakdown of law and order following tension generated from the collation of results of the Governorship and State Assembly elections.
However, in defiance of the curfew, residents in the metropolis on Monday took to the streets celebrating the victory of the NNPP at the governorship and state assembly elections.
The residents chanted victory songs and wielded placards with various inscriptions as they paraded in motorcades on the streets.
Some of the placards read “Alhamdulillah Kano is for Kwankwaso” and “Support for Abba Gida-Gida for progress of the state”, among others.
Displays by motorcyclists and tricyclists added colour to the celebrations.