- Safiu Kehinde
Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) Chairman, Lawal Malumfashi, has declared the ongoing local government elections in the state peaceful.
Addressing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters on Saturday, Malumfashi expressed his satisfaction with the poll, citing smooth and orderly operations across all the 44 Local Government Areas without any political violence.
According to the chairman, the commission provided all necessary materials needed for a seamless electoral process.
He said he was thrilled with the orderly conduct of the exercise across all the polling units.
KANSIEC had originally scheduled the elections for Nov. 30, but was rescheduled for Oct. 26 following a Supreme Court ruling affirming local government autonomy.
Malumfashi said that peaceful election was a welcome development, especially given the importance of local government autonomy.
The chairman said that all efforts put in by the commission to ensure a smooth election had paid off, especially without any major incident across the state.