Kano Gov Yusuf Wins As Court Orders Electoral Commission to Proceed With LG Election
- A Kano High Court has given an order directing that the local government election in Kano tate should hold as planed
- The court, in its ruling on Friday also directed security agencies to protect the citizenry during the electoral process on Saturday, October 26
- This comes hours after Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf insisted the LG election will hold in the state despite earlier court order
TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
A High Court in Kano state has directed the Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) to proceed with the conduct of local government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 26.
Court Orders Kano state electoral commission to hold LG election after Governor Yusuf’s declaration.
Photo credit: Abba Kabir YusufSource: Facebook
Justice Sanusi Ma’aji of the state high court gave the order in a matter filed by the state independent electoral commission against All Progressives Congress (APC) and 13 others on Friday, October 25.
According to Justice Ma’aji, KANSIEC is empowered by the provisions of the Constitution to conduct, supervise, and hold local government elections across the 44 LGAS.
He maintained that any attempt to truncate the process of conducting the poll amounts to nullity.
Justice Ma’aji also ordered the security agencies to, as a matter of urgency, to provide protection of life and property during the conduct of the election slated for tomorrow.
Channels TV and Daily Trust confirmed the development in their publication on Friday.
Recall that Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday, October 22, stopped the conduct of the council election, saying the state electoral commission was illegally constituted.
The court also held that the KANSIEC chairman, Sani Lawan Malumfashi, a professor, and other members of the commission were card-carrying members of the ruling NNPP in the state.
Kno Gov Yusuf insists no going back on LG poll
Earlier, TheTalk.NG reported that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf declared that no interference will disrupt the LG election scheduled for tomorrow in Kano state.
Kano Gov Yusuf insists no going back on LG pollgs to the 44 chairmanship and councilorship candidates at the Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium on Thursday evening.a
“At this moment, the state will not allow anybody to destabilize the existing peace being enjoyed by the citizenry,” he stated.
Source: TheTalk.NG
