The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the recently concluded local government elections across the 44 local government areas of Kano State in a sweeping victory.
This was announced by the Chairman of the Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, at the commission’s headquarters, declaring the NNPP as the winner in every contested local government.
Six political parties participated in the election, which was conducted peacefully throughout the state.
Speaking at the press briefing, Malumfashi praised the peaceful conduct of the election, noting that there were no reports of violence or electoral malpractice.
“We are pleased to announce that the NNPP has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats across the 44 local government areas. The election was conducted in a transparent and orderly manner, and we did not receive any reports of violence,” he said.
Observers have praised the election as a significant achievement for the state, commending the seamless organisation and security arrangements that ensured the elections were conducted without incident.
The election was finally held after a series of legal challenges aimed at preventing it from going ahead.
On Friday, the Kano State High Court granted the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) the authority to proceed with the local government elections, nullifying all attempts by political parties to halt the exercise.
Justice Sanusi Ma’aji, who presided over the case, ruled that KANSIEC is empowered by the Constitution to conduct, supervise, and oversee local government elections across the 44 local government areas (LGAs) in Kano State.
The case was brought by KANSIEC against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 13 other political parties.
On Saturday reported the local vigilante groups and officials from the Kano Road Transport Agency, KAROTA, provided security at the polling units.
This followed a decision by the Kano State Police Command to comply with a court order restricting it from taking part in the election.