Voter apathy hits Kano rerun elections in Ungogo LGA

Voter apathy hits Kano rerun elections in Ungogo LGA

The rerun elections into the State House of Assembly in Ungogo Local Government area of Kano, witnessed unexpected low turnout with polling units having only a few voters at about 11am. In Panisau polling unit, five electoral officers arrived about 8am and as at 10.30am only six persons had voted. Similarly at 003 Kera Panisau Ward with 804 registered voters, only 19 voted as at 11am according to the presiding officer Sani Kabiru. The presiding …

Kano By-Election: PDP, NNPP, ADC Missing From Ballot Papers As Voter Apathy Mars Poll

Kano By-Election: PDP, NNPP, ADC Missing From Ballot Papers As Voter Apathy Mars Poll

Kano By-Election Peaceful: Governor Thanks INEC, Security - Media Talk Africa

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has publicly commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for overseeing a […]Read more at Media Talk Africa

Kano Assembly By-Election: Three Major Parties Absent From Ballot Papers - TV360 Nigeria

Three major opposition parties — the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC) — were absent from the ballot papers in Saturday’s Kano State House of Assembly by-election, according to reports by Arise News. The by-election is being held to fill two vacant seats in the state legislature following the deaths of the former lawmakers last year. The deceased legislators were members of th…

PDP, NNPP, ADC Excluded from Kano By-Election Ballot

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a by-election today in Kano State's Municipal and Ungogo constituencies to fill two vacant seats in the Kano State House of Assembly, following the deaths of the previous lawmakers last year.However, three major opposition parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC) are conspicuously absent from the ballot pape…

Low Voter Turnout Marks Early Hours of Kano State Assembly By-Elections

Ghazali Ibrahim Voting in Saturday’s State House of Assembly by-elections in Kano Municipal and Ungogo Local Government Areas got underway under calm but noticeably low voter turnout, with many polling units seeing only a few residents casting ballots in the early hours. The by-elections, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill two vacant seats in the Kano State House of Assembly, were expected to draw voters ac…