The Kano State Government has challenged anyone with proof
of killings during the supplementary governorship election of March 23 to come
forward with it.
Malam Mohammed Garba, the Commissioner of Information, gave
the challenge while addressing a news conference in Kano. According to Garba,
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed two persons were killed in Nasarawa
Local Government but when they went to the area and to Nasarawa Hospital, they
were unable to get report of any death.
He maintained that if there was any person who witnessed the
killing of somebody in Nasarawa LG or anywhere, he or she should come forward
with proof. Garba noted that there were a lot of fabricated stories during the
election, which were the handiwork of people who were “desperate opposition
party members seeking to discredit the election at all costs”.
He asserted that the supplementary election was generally
peaceful beside the two incidents that were quickly addressed by the security
agents in the affected areas. He added that the state government would continue
to ensure the safety and security of all the residents of the state. He also
called on them to remain law-abiding.
Garba commended the journalists for adequate coverage of the
exercise and called on them to use their positions to promote peace in the
state. The Kano supplementary governorship election was blighted by incidents
of violence, voter intimidation and ballot box snatching.
Abba Yusuf, governorship candidate of the PDP, was leading
the race as of the time the March 9 governorship election was declared
inconclusive. But after Saturday's supplementary exercise, incumbent Governor
Abdullahi Ganduje of the All progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner by
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
