The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged security agencies to provide security for March 11 Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state.
A chieftain of the party, Dr Bappa Bichi, made the appeal on Monday at a news conference in Kano, saying Nigerians want to elect leaders of their choice, adding that that would only be possible if security agencies provided a level playing field for all political parties.
Bichi said only peace can pave the way for a free, fair and credible election.
He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to be neutral, fair and non-partisan during and after the election.
The NNPP is a peace-loving party and has been carrying out its activities without any form of political violence and thuggery, Bichi said.
“Let me use this opportunity to affirm that our party, the NNPP, cannot and will never submit to intimidation or threat by anyone.
“We will not sit idle and watch our members being harassed, intimidated by the present administration for no reason whatsoever,’’ said the party chieftain.
According to him, the Federal Government needs to ensure that a level playing field is provided to all relevant and eligible stakeholders to participate in the election exercise without threats to lives and property.
”We will never allow the people’s mandate to be stolen. They stole it in 2019. We restrained our supporters and stopped them from taking to the streets to protest.
“This time around it will be difficult to restrain our supporters again,” he cautioned.
