Kano Elections: NNPP Wins 44 LGA’s, 484 Councillors

The Kano state Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC has announced that, the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP has won the 44 local governments in the councils elections conducted on Saturday.

The Chairman of the commission, Professor Sani Malumfashi made the declaration in Kano at the end of the collation exercise.

He said, the state electoral body has exercised and observed its Constitutional mandates of planning, organizing, coordinating, observing and conducting Local Government Election in Kano State of Nigeria.

Malumfashi explained that, “Six Political Parties participated: AA, AAC, ACCORD, ADC, APM, and NNPP.”

“NNPP won all 44 Local Government Chairmanship and 484 Councillorship Positions contested.” 

Malumfashi said, the exercise had been largely peaceful and successful in all ramifications.

He noted that, “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.”

He thanked the people of Kano for participating.

“The Commission is also profouncily 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.” Malumfashi added.

Confidence Okwuchi