The Kano State Government has called for calm and advised people in the state to remain peacefull and avoid acts capable of causing breach of the peace as the Appeal Court delivers judgement today.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Baba Dantiye, in Kano on Thursday.
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) had appealed against the judgement of the Kano Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.
Dantiye said the advice became necessary as some unscrupulous persons may take advantage of the situation and cause a breach of the peace
He stressed the need for the people to maintain the peace for the development of the State and the country at large.
He also called on the security agencies to redouble their efforts in ensuring that law and order were maintained as well as ensure the full protection of of the lives and properties of the citizens in the state.
Appeal Court judgement: APC, NNPP leaders sign peace accord in Kano
Meanwhile, ahead of the Appeal Court’s judgement, executives of the two main rival political parties, NNPP and APC, on Thursday signed a peace accord before the State Joint Security Committee.
Signing of the peace accord was conducted at the State Police Command.
The members of the two political parties agreed, among others, to shun all forms of celebration or protests during and after the judgment.
The State Secretary of APC, Ibrahim Zakari- Sarina and the NNPP Deputy Chairman, South, Ibrahim Dahu, made the vow before the Police Commissioner, Usaini Gumel.
The duo said that they would make sure that the state remained peaceful before, during and after the deliverance of justice at the Appeal Court.
They said, ”It is true that we have no state better than Kano as such, our sentiments, passion and political parties support based should not be a yardstick to create violence because of the Appeal Court Judgement.”
Zakari Sarina on his part said, “I will personally mobilize all my party members to remain calm whatever happens at the Appeal Court and this is because we are known for keeping peace in Kano.”
Dahu also said that his members have been forewarned long ago by the state government to desist from violence, adding, ”anybody found fomenting violence will be dealt with without delay.”
Gumel, alongside the State DSS Director and other security chiefs said that they have taken all the necessary measures to ensure that Kano remained peaceful.
“We have worked extra mile to ensure that we maintain the peace Kano enjoyed and we are doing all we could to arrest any unforeseen circumstances that might truncate peace” the joint security chiefs vowed.