Kano Residents Flout Curfew, Storm Streets To Celebrate NNPP

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Kano Residents Flout Ganduje’s Curfew, Storm Streets To Celebrate NNPP’s Victory 

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Residents of Kano State on Monday morning walked the streets to celebrate the victory of Abba Kabir, the NNPP’s governorship candidate.

The Kano State Government had earlier ordered a dawn-to-dusk curfew to prevent a breakdown in law and order due to rising tensions during the collation of results.

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Kabir scored 1,019,602 votes to defeat his closest contender, Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 890,705 votes.

“That Yusuf Kabir of NNPP having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Returning Officer, Prof Ahmad Ibrahim declared.

The results have generated tension in Kano, prompting the government’s proactive measures to avert chaos.

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