Rerun was conducted ‘peacefully and smoothly’, ignore the ‘false’ reports- Kano govt

Kano State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, has dismissed reports that a serving commissioner in the state was arrested during Saturday’s supplementary elections.

He further stated that the reported loss of lives due to violence in some polling units was also untrue.

Garba said the reports, which he described as negative, false and disturbing, were nothing but propaganda of the Kwankwasiyya movement of PDP designed and perpetrated to discredit the conduct of the rerun in the affected areas as they envisaged clear defeat.

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He added that the elections were conducted peacefully and smoothly stating that there was no breach of law or wrongdoing from the government side as alleged and mischievously spread by the PDP.

Malam Muhammad Garba therefore called on Kano citizens to disregard these fake news and propaganda and remain calm as collation of results continues.

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