The New Nigeria Peoples’ Party NNPP) has accused Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, of plotting to scuttle next Saturday’s governorship election in the State.
Chairman of the Kano State Chapter of the party, Umar Haruna Doguwa, declared that the teeming NNPP supporters would not fold their arms and allow a countless few to derail its democratic fortune, vowing to match every action.
Doguwa said: “We are also aware that plans are being nursed and sponsored by the State government to cause a total breakdown of law and order in the state during the upcoming gubernatorial and state assembly elections. While we call on security agencies to take adequate measures on this, otherwise we as a party and citizens of Kano State have the capacity to defend ourselves and our votes.”
The NNPP chieftain also revealed a plot to manipulate the supplementary election in Fagge Federal Constituency where the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party is trailing in a distant third place.
Doguwa said: “You are all aware that an election was held on February 25, 2023, to elect a House of Representative Member for Fagge Federal Constituency of Kano State where the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate Barr. Muhammad Bello Shehu Fagge, recorded 18, 415 votes which was the highest among the leading parties; Labour Party (LP)-12,729, All Progressive Congress (APC)-8,394 and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 6,546 as announced by the Collation Officer, Prof. Shehu Usman Yahya of Bayero University, Kano.”
He further said: “Results from fifteen (15) polling units were canceled by INEC due to over-voting and disruption of the process. These include: Army Day Primary School II-004, Gobirawa Primary School II-018, Jaba II-020, Kofar Dan Rimi I-023, Kofar Maiungwa-025, Kurna Gabas I-026, Kurna Gabas V–30, Mami Market IV-040, Mami Market II-042 Sabontiti D/Rimi-047, Sakwaya-048, Hajaratu Islamiyya-080, Kwanar Dan Rimi I-011, Kwanar Dan Rimi III-013, Asibitin Aminu-031.”
He continued: “The total number of collected PVCs for the affected 15 polling units is 9,901. The margin between the NNPP and LP is 5,686 which shows that the total number of the collected PVCs is higher than the margin between the NNPP and LP, indicating that supplementary election is required to determine the winner.”
Doguwa further claimed that “the Kano State NNPP has noticed that some attempts are being made by unscrupulous elements in conjunction with some INEC officials to manipulate the collated results as we also noticed improper conducts by some INEC ad hoc staff.”
The Cchairman, therefore, called on the Presidency, security agencies, election observers, and he community to beam their searchlight on INEC, especially on the concluded position to conduct supplementary election in the 15 affected polling units.
He warned that “any shift either in a number of the polling units or continued cancellation of other polling units will meet our stiff resistance.”