Kano residents defied Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s curfew imposed to reportedly avoid a breakdown of law and order following INEC’s declaration of NNPP’s candidate as the winner of the governorship election.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The mood in Kano State on Monday morning was one of celebration as residents took to the streets to celebrate the election of the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Abba Kabir.
This was despite a dawn-to-dusk curfew imposed by the Kano State Government.
Kabir scored 1,019,602 votes to defeat his closest contender, Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 890,705 votes.
“That Yusuf Kabir of NNPP having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Returning Officer, Prof Ahmad Ibrahim, declared.
The results have generated tension in Kano, prompting the government’s proactive measures to avert chaos.
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But despite the announcement of a dawn-to-dusk curfew, thousands of Kano residents trooped out to jubilate with the winner of the state’s governorship election.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje imposed a curfew reportedly to avoid a breakdown of law and order following INEC’s declaration of NNPP’s candidate as the winner of the Kano governorship election.
The information and internal affairs commissioner, Muhammad Garba, made the announcement in a statement on Monday.
He said the decision was to prevent hoodlums from causing chaos in the already tense situation.
The commissioner called on people in the state to remain indoors as security agents would not spare anyone, or a group bent on causing trouble.