October 26, (THEWILL) – On Saturday, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State commended the peaceful conduct of the chairmanship and councillorship elections held across the 44 local government areas in the state.
Yusuf made the remark while speaking to journalists at the state Independent Electoral Commission headquarters (KANSIEC) shortly after casting his vote at Gwale, his local government area.
He noted that the elections which were held in 484 wards across the 44 local governments, were the freest in Kano’s history.
He assured that those elected would serve the people’s interests and that his administration would ensure good governance.
The governor commended the chairman and staff of KANSIEC for ensuring the conduct of free and fair elections in the state.
“When it comes to elections, there shouldn’t be any impunity and we should ensure that people are allowed to freely exercise their franchise.
“I am appealing to the judiciary to continue to be neutral when it comes to elections, it is not good for our judiciary to be partisan.
“Even though the Kano State Government is the only Government which came into office under the platform of NNPP, we shouldn’t be intimidated, people of Kano are peace-loving, but if they are pushed to the wall, they can react.
“We’ve seen what happened in Rivers, so we took proactive measures to ensure that a similar scenario does not happen in Kano.
“I want to appeal to the opposition to always accept defeat as we have the upper hand in terms of voter support”, he said.
Aliyu Suleiman, representing the Sokoto State Electoral Commission, also commended the peaceful conduct of the elections.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
