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There was palpable tension and uncertainty in Kano State at midnight following the announcement of the final local government election results which put the…

By Clement A. Oloyede


There was palpable tension and uncertainty in Kano State at midnight following the announcement of the final local government election results which put the candidate of the NNPP, Abba Kabir Yusuf, in a clear lead.

Daily Trust reports that after the results from the 44 LGAs were announced by the collation officers, Yusuf had polled 1,019,602 of the total votes cast while his closest challenger, Nasir Gawuna, of the APC polled 890,705 leaving a margin of 128,897 in favour of the NNPP candidate.

Of the 44 local governments, NNPP won 30 while APC won 14.

There were concerns that the number of collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) in the areas where elections were cancelled could be above the margin of lead between the top two contenders.

Daily Trust reports that there were cancellations of results in all the local government areas except in Tarauni LGA where despite the violence recorded, the election sheets in two of the polling units that witnessed the violence were said to be intact.

The agent of NNPP and the returning officer (RO), Professor Ahmad Doko Ibrahim, engaged in a heated argument when the RO announced that he should be allowed to retire to a calm and secluded place to collate the results and make a decision on the cancelled votes based on the information entered in the Form EC 40G (Incidence Form) from each local government.

The tension around the INEC headquarters and within the city led to a heavy deployment of security operatives in the city and around the collation centre with some of them, occasionally firing warning gunshots in the air.

The leadership of the NNPP along with thousands of their supporters were also keeping vigil on Airport road, the closest area to the cordoned off area.

Its spokesman told Daily Trust that the team of watchers was led by the leader of the party and presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and the governorship candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The NNPP agents and supporters raised concerns that there was a calculated attempt to declare the results inconclusive similar to what happened in the 2019 governorship election. Yusuf, then of the PDP, eventually lost in the rerun against the incumbent governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, despite leading initially.

https://dailytrust.com/uncertainty-in-kano-as-nnpp-leads-apc-with-over-120000-votes/

Nlfpmod

Surprise surprise

Abba our man; Abba we know. Gawuna and Ganduje should gracefully bow out!

Apc
Think say Kano na Lagos

If they try anything foolish.. lynch them.

They wan rig nassarawa too..

Kebbi is down.. for Pdp .. but they still wan rig..

Apc will burn Nigeria

The Kano election is relatively peaceful because the Kano electorate are determined people if they want to reason your matter.

However, Lagos case is something else. The election was marked by voter suppression, ethnic discrimination, political thuggery, and violent attacks on voters, electoral staff and security personnel alike.

Minding my business..

Racoon:
The Kano election is relatively peaceful because the Kano electorate are determined people if they want to reason your matter.

However, Lagos case is something else. The election was marked by voter suppression, ethnic discrimination, political thuggery, and violent attacks on voters, electoral staff and security personnel alike.

I shame for sanwa Olu. His victory is laced with blood and other despicable vices.
A typical example of a stolen crown is a nothing but a mere cap on the head of the thief.

I like this. Nigeria is too big to have just two political parties determining the fate of over 200 million people. We need at least 5 strong political parties in Nigeria to strengthen our democracy.

Saladdin:
Abba our man; Abba we know. Gawuna and Ganduje should gracefully bow out!

APC need to lose Kano. Ganduje needs to answer for that Dollar case

Racoon:
The Kano election is relatively peaceful because the Kano electorate are determined people if they want to reason your matter.

However, Lagos case is something else. The election was marked by voter suppression, ethnic discrimination, political thuggery, and violent attacks on voters, electoral staff and security personnel alike.

forget about Lagos and focus on your state!

BeardedmeatR:
I shame for sanwa Olu. His victory is laced with blood and other despicable vices.
A typical example of a stolen crown is a nothing but a mere cap on the head of the thief.

stolen crown from your chinedu...forget Lagos and focus on your state!

drtwist:
APC need to lose Kano. Ganduje needs to answer for that Dollar case

dollar case...ganduje has more achievement than all the SE governors joined together!

Kwankwaso is to KANO what Tinubu is to LAGOS. INEC and the cabals should respect the people's will by declaring the winners. Especially the NNPP guy and Adamawa gov Finitiri.

eleniyan2020:
stolen crown from your chinedu...forget Lagos and focus on your state!

Are you from Lagos? You abandoned your grandma and grandpa for herdsmen to rape in your interior villages and be talking rubbish.

eleniyan2020:
dollar case...ganduje has more achievement than all the SE governors joined together!

What is wrong with you self . So any body that comment against APC is South East. And also politicians should not answer for their wrong doings because they perform?