The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has won all chairmanship and councillorship seats in the Kano local government elections.
The Kano LG polls held on Saturday with great tension with residents failing to turn out to vote over insecurity fears.
However, the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday night declared the NNPP has the winner of all 44 local government chairmanships and the 484 councillorship positions.
Announcing the results, KANSIEC Chairman, Prof. Sani Malumfashi, said;
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“Six political parties participated in the election: AA, AAC, Accord, ADC, APM, and NNPP.
“The NNPP won all 44 local government chairmanships and 484 councillorship positions contested,” Malumfashi added.
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The KANSIEC Chairman expressed profound gratitude to the people of the state for their collective support, prayers, and positive sentiments.
He said the peaceful conduct of the exercise was undoubtedly a manifestation of public acceptance regarding its credibility, fairness, and decency.
“The exercise has been largely peaceful and successful in all respects. The commission, therefore, deeply appreciates the roles played by critical stakeholders,” he said.
