NNPP Knocks APC Over Name For Kano By-election Cancellation, Hails INEC, Others

The ruling New Nigeria Individuals’s Party (NNPP) has condemned calls by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the cancellation of the lately concluded by-election in Shanono/Bagwai federal constituency and the re-run election in Ghari State constituency of Kano State.

In a press release issued to journalists on Saturday in Abuja by its Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Barr. Ladipo Johnson, the NNPP described the APC’s allegations of electoral violence as baseless, frivolous, and indifferent from the precise occasions of the election day.

Johnson emphasised that the elections, as monitored and declared by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), have been free, truthful, credible, and devoid of violence—including that the NNPP’s victory mirrored the desire of the individuals.

“So, the baseless cries of alleged violence as acknowledged by Felix Morka are frivolous, clearly misplaced, bereft of details, and don’t mirror the fact of the election,” the assertion learn.

The get together famous that Kano State stays a stronghold of the NNPP, making the end result of the election unsurprising. It accused the APC of spreading misinformation to undermine the integrity of the electoral course of and the outcomes.

“The outcomes have now been validated by the INEC Commissioner and different stakeholders who performed the election and adjudged the method as credible and clear, with the NNPP candidates rising victorious,” the assertion added.

The NNPP additionally praised the individuals of Kano State for his or her resilience and democratic spirit, and prolonged commendation to INEC officers and safety businesses for his or her professionalism in making certain a peaceable electoral surroundings.

Referring to previous cases of violence allegedly instigated by political actors, together with an assault on the NNPP Secretariat in Tudun-Wada LGA in the course of the 2023 common election, the get together expressed reduction that no such incidents occurred in the course of the newest polls.

“However kudos to the vigilance of the safety businesses—such a scenario didn’t repeat itself in the course of the bye-election in Kano State, as the method went on easily with none violence by any means,” the assertion stated.

The NNPP urged Nigerians and the worldwide neighborhood to ignore any declare of violence or irregularities, reaffirming its confidence within the electoral course of and establishments.

“The credibility of the bye-election has been attested to by each the management of INEC and the Police in Kano State. NNPP hereby salutes the patriotism of the INEC officers and the professionalism of safety businesses,” the assertion added.