The All Progressives Congress in Kano State, has vowed to defend its votes within the forthcoming native authorities elections scheduled for October 24, 2024.
The state Chairman of the get together, Abdullahi Abbas, disclosed this in a phone interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday.
Abbas stated that the get together would quickly organise its major elections to pave the way in which for the emergence of candidates for the elections throughout the 44 LGAs.
“We’re doing every little thing humanly potential to make sure that our teeming supporters take part within the elections.
“APC is mobilising its supporters to take part within the elections, with deal with defending votes and making certain a peaceable course of,” he stated.
Abbas appealed to the state electoral fee to make sure that it supplies an enabling surroundings for all collaborating political events in the direction of free, truthful, and credible elections.
“We demand equal alternative from the fee for all contestants to take part with out exhibiting any bias.
“We additionally demand a clear electoral course of along with a peaceable environment for your entire elections.
“The get together has launched into house-to-house sensitisation of its teeming supporters to return out en-mass and take part within the Oct. 24, native authorities elections throughout the 44 LGs,” he assured.
Whereas urging supporters of the get together to shun all types of violence earlier than, throughout, and after the elections, the chairman stated the get together wouldn’t tolerate any type of intimidation throughout the electoral course of.
“Kano state nonetheless stays a stronghold of APC, the get together needs to take care of its lead, we due to this fact, urge the fee to make sure integrity of the electoral course of, which is essential for Nigeria’s democratic growth,” he stated.
(NAN)