The national leader and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP Rabi’u Kwankwaso has arrived Kano ahead of Saturday’s general elections, after touring over 500 local governments out of 774 in the 36 states and Abuja.
A statement signed by the Chief Spokesperson of the NNPP Campaign Council, Sanusi Bature said a peaceful atmosphere for the conduct of free, fair and credible 2023 general elections is the utmost concern of the party and stakeholders.
He said, “So, the party’s supporter will abide by the police security advises that are not motivated by the ruling party.”Meanwhile, prior to Kwankwaso’s visit, the police in Kano had advised that all political parties suspend their rallies to avoid clash.But, in a letter sent to the new Commissioner of Police, the NNPP said, “It is not staging a rally but rather receiving its Presidential candidate who would be in Kano to join other Nigerians in exercising their civic rights on Saturday 25th of February, 2023.”
Sanusi added, “Kwankwaso is the second Kano citizen to secure a presidential ticket of a major political party after Malam Aminu Kano in the history of Nigerian politics. This gives advantage to the party with hope that Kwankwaso will emerge the first Kano man to serve Nigeria as the democratically elected president.”The NNPP campaign spokesperson further stated, “We have thwarted the APC scheme to deny our members, supporters and stakeholders their fundamental freedom of political association as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We welcome the development from the joint security operation of the army, police and civil defence personnel who have arrested over 300 political thugs assigned to orchestrate attack on the motorcade of our presidential candidate.
