The national leader and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has arrived in Kano ahead of Saturday’s general elections after touring over 500 local governments out of 774 in the 36 states and Abuja.
Accompanied by the NNPP gubernatorial candidate Abba Yusuf, his deputy Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, and all three senatorial candidates of the party in Kano State, Mr. Kwankwaso is coming home from Kaduna State, where he completed his rally on Wednesday.
Members of the NNPP and well-wishers in their thousands were sighted chanting and drumming their support for the party candidates.
Prior to today’s visit, the police in Kano had advised that all political parties should suspend their rallies to avoid clashes, but in a letter sent to the new Commissioner of Police, the NNPP said it was not staging a rally but rather receiving its presidential candidate, who would be in Kano to join other Nigerians in exercising their civic rights on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
A statement signed by the spokesman for the NNPP Campaign Council, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, said a peaceful atmosphere for the conduct of free, fair, and credible 2023 general elections was their utmost concern, and that they would abide by the security advisory that is not motivated by the ruling party.
Mr Sanusi said: “We have thwarted the APC scheme to deny our members, supporters, and stakeholders their fundamental freedom of political association as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We welcome the developments from the joint security operation of the army, police, and civil defense personnel who have arrested over 300 political thugs assigned to orchestrate an attack on the motorcade of our presidential candidate.
“We learned that two serving local government chairmen were also arrested in connection with the illegal possession of firearms.”
“A notorious gang leader of APC thugs who has been known as the ruling party’s hitman is now in the custody of police.”
“We urged the police to ensure that all the political criminals and thugs arrested are brought to book to face the full wrath of the law.”
