The All progressives Congress (APC) has warned Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to desist from taking any action that could lead to breakdown of law and order in the state.
The chairman of the Kano chapter of the APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas in a statement said Governor Yusuf incisive statement at a rally in the Kano metropolis on Thursday was unbecoming of someone who is supposed to be the Chief Security Officer of the state.
The Governor at the rally held at the Sani Abacha stadium was reportedly openly told a crowd of supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) that nobody can stop the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from conducting the local council poll billed to hold tomorrow.
However, the APC called on the state government to adhere to the directive of the Federal high court in Kano presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda which on Tuesday restrained KANSIEC from holding the council poll after sacking the Chairman, secretary and commissioners of the agency.
The party noted that the call by the Governor on NNPP supporters to ignore the court directive was a clear case of an invitation to anarchy and lawlessness.
“The Governor should simply respect the laws. As law-abiding citizens interested in the growth of our dear state of Kano, the Governor should desist from any act that could throw the state into chaos. Inciting people to take the laws into their hand is not the hallmark of good leadership,” the party noted.
Recall that Justice Amobeda also restrained INEC from issuing voter’s register to KANSIEC while ordering the security agencies including police, DSS and civil defense from participating in the proposed election.
The court ruled that, the KANSIEC chairman and other members of the Commission are card-carrying members of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and also are not civil servants above grade level 14.
The Court held that the defendants being a card carrying members of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) and in partisan politics is contrary to Section 197 (1) (b) and Section 200 (1) (a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and are not qualified to hold such positions in the state electoral body.
