Kano Gov. Re-Run: PDP Calls For Cancellation Of Election, Says Thugs Have Taken Over Process - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 23, 2019
ThePeople’s Democratic Party, PDP in Kano State has called on the IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC to cancel the re-run governorship election heldacross the 28 local government areas of the state, alleging that thugs havetaken over the process.
TheActing Chairman of the party, Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, made the call whileaddressing a news conference in Kano on Saturday.
Hesaid there was need for the commission to cancel the election as the processhad completely been taken over by armed political thugs.
Accordingto Bichi, the thugs were allegedly brought from Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna,Plateau and other neighbouring states and were “armed to the teeth” posing asvoters in the polling units in the localities.
Thechairman alleged that the thugs freely voted with the PVCs that did not belongto them, while some posed as INEC staff. He said as a peace-loving party, thePDP had alerted security agencies in addition to writing a Letter of Caution tothe INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state on the situation.