Report reaching the newsdesk of Igbere Tv says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday boycotted the presentation of certificates of return in Kano state by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for what it blamed on ‘safety reasons’.
At a colourful but brief ceremony held at the Sani Abacha Indoor sports hall on Wednesday, the electoral body, INEC had issued certificates of return to Umar Ganduje, Deputy, 24, House of Representatives’ members, and 30 out of 40 members of the State Assembly, Igbere Tv reports.
The Peoples Democratic Party (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.
In a press statement obtained by Igbere Tv, 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
“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,” the statement reads.
The Peoples Democratic Party (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.
In a press statement obtained by Igbere Tv, 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
“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,” the statement reads.
