The ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has won all the 44 local government chairmanship and 484 councilors positions contested in Kano’s just concluded local council election.
Announcing the results, the chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission KANSAIC, Professor Sani Lawan Malumfashi, said six political parties, including AA, AAC, Accord, ADC, APM, and NNPP , participated. He said the commission had exercised and observed its constitutional mandates of planning, organising, coordinating, observing and conducting local government elections in Kano State of Nigeria. 'The exercise had been largely peaceful and successful in all ramifications.
The Commission therefore deeply appreciates the roles played by the critical stakeholders, notably security agencies, media organizations, leaders of political parties, civil society organisations, religious leaders, community leaders, youth and women organisations, towards the actualization of grassroot democracy in the state. 'The Commission is also profoundly grateful to the good people of Kano State for their collective support, prayers and expression of positive emotions,' he said.
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