Kano LG Polls: We’ll Be Truly Independent—KANSIEC

The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) says it will conduct the upcoming local government elections in the state devoid of interference from any quarters.

The commission’s chairman, Prof. Sani Malumfashi, said this while presenting the election timetable and guidelines to leaders of the 19 political parties in the state yesterday in Kano.

He also said the commission was determined to conduct free and fair local government elections.
The commission had scheduled Nov. 30 for the chairmanship and councillorship elections in the state’s 44 local governments.

“The commission will operate independently in conducting the forthcoming local government elections in the state; nobody will interfere with our activities.

“Similarly, nobody should approach us with bribe. If people approach us with bribe we are going to expose them; we did it before, we will do it again,” Malumfashi warned.

On the nomination form fees for candidates for the election which is N10 million for chairmanship and N5 million for councillorship Malumfashi said the fees were realistic amounts arrived at by the commission.

He explained that while the commission was not a revenue collection agency it was also not a charity organisation.

He said if states such as Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and Kebbi would fix their nomination forms fees in that range he saw no reason why the commission should not fix similar amounts. ( NAN)