The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Kano State Chapter, has urged voters to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 elections as the party promotes violence in the state.
It said despite the party’s inability to secure the lives and properties of the citizens, the actions and inactions of its leaders in creating and promoting violence within themselves and with other opposition parties could be a clear testimony of its failure.
In a statement issued by the chairman, Kano state chapter of the NNPP, Umar Haruna Doguwa, on Thursday said the altercation between Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the majority leader of the Federal House of Representatives and Murtala Sule Garo, the APC deputy gubernatorial candidate has once again created another national embarrassment for Kano state.
NNPP said the security agencies should quickly wade into the root of the crises to maintain the relative peace Kano enjoys as the individuals involved and their antecedents in promoting political thuggery is second to none.
The chairman alleged that Mr Garo and Mr Alhassan are well-known for supporting and abetting political thuggery in Kano, and that if their conflict is not controlled, it could result in killings and destruction of properties in the state.
“Alhassan is on rampage and from experience, Murtala Garo must revenge, so the political atmosphere is already overheated,” he said.
“The duo have also taken to the media to deflect blames between each other on their unfortunate show of shame.”
“We leart from the inception of the internal crises, supporters of the two warring camps have gone on rampage, destroying each other’s billboards and removing posters that do not belong to their bosses. If this behaviour is not promptly controlled, it may result in a big time political violence capable of causing deaths and loss of properties.”
The NNPP also asserted that this is a clear indication of how the fortunes of the ruling APC is dwindling in the state ahead of 2023 elections.
“I am therefore imploring the people of the state to refrain from casting their votes to these bunch of reckless politicians in a party that is incapable of putting its house into order, let alone governing a mega state like Kano.”
The chairman also declared that it would be another national disgrace for the residents of Kano to support candidates who engage in street brawls.
