The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the cancellation of the ongoing by-election in Shanono/Bagwai constituency and the Ghari constituency rerun election in Kano state.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the national publicity secretary of the APC, Felix Morka urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately cancel the by-elections in these areas.
Morka alleged that there was widespread extreme violence and election disruption by armed thugs across several polling units in Shanono and Bagwai and Ghari constituencies.
He said that “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.
“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,” Morka noted.