The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the bye-election for the Shanono/Bagwai Constituency and the rerun election for the Ghari Constituency in Kano State.
In a statement on Saturday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the elections were marred by “widespread violence and disruption” and “extreme violence and disruption by armed thugs across several polling units.”
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According to Morka, “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.”
The APC argued that allowing the elections to continue would be an endorsement of electoral violence. Morka stated that “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.”
The party urged INEC to “immediately cancel” the elections to “protect the sanctity of the ballot” and safeguard the country’s democracy.
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