Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday boycotted issuance of certificates of return by Independent Electoral Commission for what it blamed on ‘safety reasons’.
INEC had issued certificates of
return to Ganduje, Deputy, 24, House of Representatives’ members, and 30
out of 40 members of the State Assembly at a colourful but brief
ceremony at the Sani Abacha Indoor sports hall.
PDP had in a
letter to INEC expressed strong reservation over the selection of venue
for issuance of certificates of return to the party State Assembly
members-elect.
A press statement that was signed by Sanusi Bature
Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson to Kano PDP Campaign Management Team,
explained that the venue for the exercise wasn’t safe for its members
Dawakin
Tofa said that “there should be a neutral ground for the exercise, PDP
members are not safe in the venue selected which is indoor stadium of
Kofar Mata sports complex.”
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