The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has rejected the rerun election for the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Assembly constituency held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulation and bias.
In the same vein, the Kano State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the conduct of the just-concluded bye-election for the Shanono/Bagwai State Assembly was marred by intimidation and thuggery.
The state chairman of NNPP, Hashimu Suleman Dungurawa, who addressed journalists in Kano, described the declaration of results at the INEC headquarters in Kano as a clear violation of electoral procedures and a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise the electorate.
He argued that the development had tarnished the credibility of INEC, describing the action as “a show of unpatriotic conduct, disenfranchisement of voters, and outright stealing of mandate.”
Dungurawa alleged that the electoral process was compromised in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
According to Dungurawa, the Appeal Court had earlier nullified results in ten polling units and ordered fresh elections.
He argued that despite peaceful voting in those units, the INEC cancelled them entirely and instead reverted to the old results that had already been nullified by the court.
“This is unacceptable and amounts to robbing the people of Tsanyawa/Ghari of their mandate,” he said.
“Elections are supposed to be declared at the constituency collation centre and not at the state headquarters, accusing some politicians of colluding with INEC officials to subvert the will of the people,” the NNPP leader said.
He stressed that all presiding officers in the affected polling units had signed results at their respective centres, which, in his view, made the subsequent cancellations illegal.
The NNPP leader vowed that the party would continue to resist injustice, favoritism, and manipulation, adding that no politician should use “federal might” to undermine democracy in Kano State.
Dungurawa commended security agencies and constituents for ensuring a peaceful atmosphere during the rerun and bye-elections, and assured NNPP supporters that the party would continue to defend their votes and stand against what he called “undue manipulations of the people’s will.”
Similarly, the Kano State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the conduct of the just-concluded bye-election for the Shanono/Bagwai State Assembly was marred by intimidation and thuggery.
The state Chairman of the party, Yusuf Ado Kibiya, in a statement, said the use of violence to influence voters and outcomes not only endangered lives but also eroded public confidence in democratic institutions.
The PDP rejected what it called attempts by some vested interests to manipulate the electoral process to their advantage.
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