Kano re-run election result rejected by 42 political parties

Forty-two political parties in Kano under the aegis of Coalition of
United Political Parties (CUPP) in the state have rejected the results
of the re-run governorship election of March 23.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje

They alleged that the process was characterised by gross irregularities.

The state CUPP chairman, Mohammed Abdullahi-Rahi, made the position
of the group known while addressing a news conference in Kano on
Tuesday.

He alleged that the supplementary election conducted by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was marred by violence,
over voting, intimidation and voter disenfranchisement.

According to him, thuggery and voter-intimidation were reported in almost all the polling units where the re-run election was conducted, with reports of loss of lives, open vote-buying and other electoral malpractices.

”It was clear that the level of violence recorded during the March 9
election that led to cancellation of results of some polling units is by
far less than what was recorded during the March 23 election, yet the
electoral body turned a blind eye on the happenings by accepting and
announcing the results.

”We are at this juncture, debunking the illegitimate declaration of
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as governor-elect in the just concluded March 23
re-run elections in Kano due to gross irregularities and electoral fraud
committed before, during and after the elections.”