Ahead of the conduct of the re-run of the Kunchi/ Tsanyawa State constituency polls scheduled for March, 2024, the Kano State Police authorities have warned against any acts of thuggery and other activities capable of compromising the integrity of the electoral process by political party leaders and their followers.
The Source reports that the country’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had, during the re-run polls of January 20, across the country, suspended the exercise in Kunchi/Tsayanwa owing to some manifest electoral misconducts by some suspected criminal elements .
The State Commissioner of Police CP, Alhaji Muhammad Gumel who handed down the warning on Tuesday February 19 , during a meeting with leaders of political parties ,non governmental bodies and other relevant stakeholders, said the Police working in concert with other sister security agencies has made adequate security arrangements ,before during and after the re run polls.
He appealed to the political leaders to control their followers as security agencies will not tolerate acts capable of disrupting the exercise ,and or breach the peace and security of the state.
This is just as the Kano State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC Amb.Abdu Abdussamadu Zango,has assured of the readiness of INEC to conduct a hitch free and credible election.
According to him, all necessary arrangements have been put in place for the exercise, pledging that the electoral umpire will be fair and neutral to all parties involved in the exercise.
The Kano State Police Commissioner, at an interactive section with the media after the meeting with the party stalwarts ,informed that all heads of security outfits in the state had met with the REC ,to map out workable strategies for a hitch free election.
“Today, we are here to discuss among our selves (Security Heads and Party Leaders) on the best way to conduct the re run.
“We agreed after deliberations with INEC REC and all the Heads of security outfits that the election is possible and will be peaceful.
“INEC has agreed to provide all necessary logistics including sensitive materials to conduct a free and fair poll
“This is why we have invited leaders of the political parties , their candidates and other stakeholders to discuss with us ” CP Gumel stated
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