Dare Babalola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the bye-elections for Shanono/Bagwai constituency and the Ghari constituency rerun election in Kano State.
The APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka claimed that the voting in the constituencies was marred with “widespread extreme violence and election disruption by armed thugs across several polling units”.
In the statement on Saturday, the APC said, “Verifiable reports from Shanono and Bagwai Local Government Areas and Ghari constituency have voters fleeing polling areas, with deployed security personnel overwhelmed by the violence, making the prospects of a credible election impossible.
“Proceeding with the Shanono/Bagwai Kano State Constituency bye-election and Ghari rerun election in the atmosphere of utter brigandage and outright violent voter intimidation will be against democratic dictates of free, fair and peaceful election, and set a dangerous precedent for undesirable and unacceptable electoral heist.”
