Residents defy Gandujes curfew, storm streets to celebrate Party’s victory
The candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) Abbas Kabiru Yusuf has been declared the winner of the gubernatorial election in Kano.
Yusuf was declared the winner after defeating his closest rival and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna.
Declaring Yusuf winner, the returning officer of the governorship poll, Professor Ahmed Doko Ibrahim, said Yusuf of the NNPP won with 1,019,602, to beat Gawuna of APC, who polled 890,705.
Before the declaration of gubernatorial election results in Kano, the state government imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew across the state.
A statement issued by the State commissioner for Information and Internal affairs, Muhammad Garba, early hour on Monday, the decision has become pertinent to avoid a breakdown of law and order following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state Assembly elections.
Garba alleged that some hoodlums are already mounting tension to cause chaos in the already tense situation. The Commissioner called on people in the state to remain indoors as security agents would not spare anyone or group bent on causing trouble.
Meanwhile, on Monday morning, residents of the State were in a celebratory mood, as they were seen walking on the streets to celebrate the victory of Abba Kabir, the NNPPs governorship candidate.
The Kano State Government had ordered a dawn-to-dusk curfew to prevent a breakdown in law and order due to rising tensions during the collation of results.
