Hundreds of supporters of the Kwankwasiyya Movement on Friday stormed the Kano State workplace of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protest the exclusion of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate from the fee’s record of candidates.
The protesters, led by the deputy governorship candidate, Mustapha Kwankwaso, submitted a proper petition on behalf of Comrade Aminu Gwarzo, demanding the reinstatement of the social gathering’s governorship candidate.
The motion additionally accused an INEC official of allegedly colluding with unauthorised people to facilitate the substitution of some of its candidates.
Receiving the protesters on the fee’s Kano workplace, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Abdu Zango, acknowledged their grievance and guaranteed them that the petition can be forwarded to INEC’s nationwide headquarters for consideration.
Zango defined that the fee had already outlined the explanations for the omission of some candidates and supplied a possibility for affected political events to problem the choice earlier than October 24, 2026.
“Basically, what they came to do is to present a complaint about the omission of their candidates. INEC has made the point very clear, the reason for the omission and the fact that there is a window of appeal that has been provided up to the 24th of October,” he mentioned.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner recommended the protesters for presenting their grievances peacefully reasonably than resorting to violence.
“We acquired all of the complaints and guaranteed the delegation that their petition will obtain the required consideration and we’re going to ahead it to our nationwide headquarters for consideration.
“I also commended them because that is the most orderly way of presenting such complaints rather than resorting to violence,” Zango acknowledged.
He reaffirmed the fee’s neutrality in the electoral course of and urged eligible voters in Kano to proceed gathering their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Zango disclosed that PVC assortment would quickly be prolonged to Registration Areas to make the train extra accessible to residents.
Speaking to journalists on the INEC workplace, spokesperson of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Dr Habib Mohammed, mentioned the protest was aimed not solely at securing the reinstatement of the NDC candidates but in addition at drawing consideration to alleged irregularities involving an official of the electoral fee.
Mohammed alleged that the official had collaborated with unauthorised individuals to hide a call that resulted in the substitution of some candidates.
“We are also petitioning against a staff here, whom we believe colluded with some unauthorized people to hide a decision which led to substitution of some of our candidates,” he mentioned.
The spokesperson additional alleged that a number of letters bearing suspected solid signatures had been submitted to INEC, ensuing in the alternative of some of the motion’s candidates.
He referred to as on the fee to analyze the allegations in opposition to the official and decide the circumstances surrounding the alleged substitution.
Mohammed warned that the motion would contemplate additional motion if its considerations weren’t adequately addressed.
He, nevertheless, acknowledged the reassurance given by the Resident Electoral Commissioner that the petition can be forwarded to INEC’s nationwide headquarters for acceptable consideration.
Ahmad Sorondinki
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