A Federal High Court in Kano has sacked all 44 Local Government chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) ahead of the Saturday elections.
Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order on Friday, following an originating summon filed by a faction of the party and one Engr. Muhammad Babayo.
The judge restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register for the elections and directed the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) to only recognize the list of candidates from the faction as genuine candidates.
The court order reads: “That the 1st defendant (INEC) is hereby restrained from releasing the voters register for the 2nd Defendant to conduct the proposed election on 26th October 2024.
“That the 2nd Defendant (KANSIEC) is hereby directed to accept as genuine and subsisting, the list of NNPP candidates submitted to it by the recognized State Chairman of the party Dalhatu Shehu Usman…”
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This development comes amidst contradicting court orders and tensions ahead of the Kano LG elections.
The Kano State Government has insisted on proceeding with the elections despite the court ruling. Stay tuned for further updates.
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