Nine governorship candidates in Kano State have alleged that there is a plan by “some unpatriotic politicians” to disrupt Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in the state.
The allegation was made by candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the African Democratic Congress(ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), People’s Redemption Party(PRP),Young People’s Party (YPP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the NRM and the Booth Party.
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They spoke through the ADC governorship candidate in the state, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, who raised the alarm at a crowded press conference held at the NUJ Press Centre, Kano, on Monday.
“Reports reaching us indicate that some unpatriotic politicians have engaged the services of armed thugs to disrupt the electoral process. There are also reports of moves to provide security agencies uniforms to political thugs during the March 11th governorship election,” they further alleged.
They, therefore, called on the stakeholders, especially security agencies, state and National Peace Committees, human rights organisations, international and domestic observers and the media “to do the needful in addressing the unfortunate situation for peace and stability to prevail.”
The candidates also appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to mobilise election materials to polling units on time to enable the process commence appropriately.