Kano LG polls peaceful – KANSIEC chairman

Prof.Lawal Malumfashi, Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing local government elections in Kano State.

Malumfashi told newsmen at the commission’s  headquarters on Saturday, citing smooth and orderly operations across all the  44 Local Government Areas without any  political violence.

According to Malumfashi, the commission provided all necessary materials needed for a seamless electoral process.

He said he was  thrilled with the orderly conduct of the exercise across all the  polling units.

KANSIEC had  originally scheduled the elections  for Nov. 30, but was  rescheduled for  Oct. 26 following a Supreme Court ruling affirming local government autonomy.

Malumfashi said that  peaceful election was a welcome development, especially given the importance of local government autonomy.

The chairman said that all efforts put in by the commission  to ensure a smooth election had  paid off, especially  without any major incident across the state.