Kano bye-election: ADC, NDC opted out of Saturday’s Dawakin Kudu poll, give reasons 

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) volition not enactment successful Saturday’s bye-election for the Kano State House of Assembly spot for Dawakin Kudu.

‎The election, scheduled for September 19, 2026, volition beryllium contested by six candidates from six governmental parties, according to the last database released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

‎The parties are ADP, APP, APC, LP, PDP and PRP.

‎The lack of the 2 absorption parties comes amid interior disputes successful galore parties successful Kano arsenic governmental activities intensify up of the 2027 wide elections.

‎Speaking connected wherefore the ADC did not tract a campaigner successful the bye-election, the party’s Kano State chairman, Musa Shu’aibu Ungogo, said the enactment situation presently earlier the courts prevented the enactment from participating.

‎He said the enactment had candidates acceptable to contention the predetermination but was incapable to proceed due to the fact that of the ongoing quality implicit power of the party.

‎“INEC called maine connected the contented of the candidate, and I told them to permission it. We are watching to spot however they volition negociate it, since they person not been capable to tally the party,” Ungogo told DAILY POST.

‎“We person our candidates who person been determination since erstwhile we were the lone ones successful the party, earlier these radical came in, and by God’s grace, we volition reclaim our party,” helium added.

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