Kwankwasiyya Protests Gwarzo’s Omission From INEC List, Petitions Commission

Loads of Kwankwasiyya Movement supporters on Friday protested on the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee’s place of work in Kano over the omission of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) governorship candidate, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, from the checklist of applicants for the 2027 election.

The protesters, led by way of the celebration’s deputy governorship candidate, Mustapha Kwankwaso, submitted a petition to the fee, difficult the reinstatement of Gwarzo and an investigation into alleged irregularities within the substitution of a few applicants.

Kwankwaso, talking on behalf of Gwarzo, mentioned the celebration had complied with INEC’s nomination necessities, describing the omission as unjust.

Receiving the petition, the Kano State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Abdu Zango, mentioned the fee had equipped a chance for affected events to attraction, with the closing date set for October 24.

He confident the protesters that their grievance could be forwarded to INEC’s nationwide headquarters for attention.

Zango additionally counseled the crowd for carrying out a calm protest, stressing the fee’s neutrality in dealing with electoral issues.

In a separate interview, the Kwankwasiyya Motion spokesperson, Dr Habib Mohammed, mentioned the petition additionally sought an investigation into alleged forgery and collusion involving an INEC workforce member.

Mohammed alleged that unauthorised letters, some bearing suspected cast signatures, had been submitted to the fee’s headquarters, ensuing within the substitution of one of the vital motion’s applicants in Kano.

He mentioned the crowd believed the workforce member had handled people who weren’t authorized to keep up a correspondence with INEC on behalf of the celebration.

“We have now requested INEC to research the officer earlier than taking additional motion,” Mohammed mentioned.

He added that the motion was once happy with the assurances given by way of the resident electoral commissioner and anticipated him to ahead the petition to the nationwide headquarters.

INEC had previous introduced that political events whose governorship applicants had been excluded from the general checklist may just post lawsuits over the omissions on or earlier than October 24.