NNPP REJECTS TSANYAWA/GHARI RE-RUN RESULT, ACCUSES INEC OF COLLUSION

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has rejected the outcome of the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Constituency re-run election in Kano State, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of colluding with “unpatriotic politicians” to subvert the will of the people.

In a statement on Sunday, the NNPP chairman in Kano State, Hashimu Dungurawa, alleged that INEC acted outside its mandate by declaring results at its headquarters in Kano instead of the constituency collation centre.

“The manipulations orchestrated against our candidate in the Tsanyawa/Ghari re-run election cannot be condoned,” Dungurawa said. “This is unacceptable and a complete denial of the electorate’s rights after they came out massively and cast their votes largely for the NNPP candidate.”

He further claimed that INEC canceled results from the 10 polling units where the Court of Appeal had ordered a re-run, reverting instead to the disputed results of the previous election. According to him, only presiding officers at polling units have the legal power to cancel election results, not the electoral commission’s headquarters.

While condemning the Tsanyawa/Ghari process, the NNPP commended the conduct of the Shanono/Bagwai bye-election, where its candidate, Ali Alhassan, was declared winner. Dungurawa praised security agencies and stakeholders for ensuring a peaceful and transparent exercise.

The party vowed to continue resisting what it described as electoral injustice and manipulation. “NNPP as a party will continue to fight against anybody who feels he can use federal might to disenfranchise the good people of Kano State,” Dungurawa stated.

He also expressed gratitude to party loyalists, commending their courage and turnout during the re-run and bye-elections.