APC Wants INEC to Cancel Shanono/Bagwai Bye-Election, Ghari Rerun
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately, cancel the bye-elections for Shanono/Bagwai constituency and the Ghari constituency rerun election in Kano State.
The party gave reasons for the call for cancellations, as due to widespread extreme violence and election disruption by armed thugs across several polling units in Shanono, Bagwai and Ghari constituencies, according to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka in a statement in Abuja, on Saturday.
The statement said: “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,” it added.
Bye elections was conducted by INEC, Saturday, 16, August 2025, nation wide, to various existing positions in the National Assembly.
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