26th October, 2024
By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has won all the 44 Local Government chairmanship seats and the 484 councillorship seats contested for in Saturday’s Local Government election in Kano state.
Announcing the result at the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) headquarters Saturday night, the Commission’s chairman, Prof. Sani Lawan Malumfashi said six political parties fielded candidates for the election.
He said: “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 had been 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 root. 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.”
