Kano LG Elections: Peaceful Atmosphere As Vigilante Weilding Sticks, Swords, Provides Security For Voters After Police Stage Boycott

Like Rivers state elections Observers have commended the peaceful conduct of Today’s Local government elections in Kano State as Voting materials were delivered to different polling units across the Kano’s 44 local government areas.

Election authorities have begun distributing voting materials.As voters in Sharada Salanta Ward await the commencement of voting,

This was after the Kano State High Court granted the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) the authority to proceed with the local government elections, nullifying all attempts by political parties to stop the exercise, reports Channels TV.

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Justice Sanusi Ma’aji who presided over the case, ruled that KANSIEC is empowered by the Constitution to conduct, supervise, and oversee local government elections across the 44 local government areas (LGAs) in Kano State.

The case was brought by KANSIEC against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 13 other political parties.Our correspondents monitoring the elections reported that voting materials have already started arriving at different polling units.

Local vigilante groups and officials of Kano Road Transport Agency, Karota are also said to be providing security at the polling units.

This was after the Kano State Police Command said it would comply with a court order, restricting it from taking part in the election.

This was revealed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi Haruna, yesterday in a video message made available to our correspondent.