By Uzair Adam
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has presented New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) flags to 44 party candidates for chairmanship in the upcoming Local Government Elections.
Despite a recent court order halting the poll, the governor assured party members that the election would proceed as planned, vowing there would be “no retreat, no surrender.”
This stance comes after the Federal High Court in Kano, on Tuesday, removed Prof. Sani Malunfashi and five others from the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) and suspended the October 26 election.
Speaking at the event, held at Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium, Governor Yusuf noted the state’s commitment to stability and peace, stating that KANSIEC had constitutional authority to conduct the election.
The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin, quoted Yusuf as saying that no one could prevent KANSIEC from carrying out its mandate.
Yusuf encouraged NNPP members to rally support at the grassroots, expressing confidence in the party’s ability to secure all 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship seats.
In attendance were Acting National NNPP Chairman Dr. Audu Ajuji, state NNPP Chairman Alhaji Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, as well as National and State Assembly members, Commissioners, Special Advisers, and other key party supporters.