Kano residents, on Monday, took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) candidates in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in spite of the curfew imposed by the state government.
The government, in the early hours of Monday, imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to avoid a breakdown of law and order following tension generated from the collation of results of the governorship and State Assembly elections.
Abba Yusuf of NNPP defeated his closest rival, the deputy governor of Kano State, Nasiru Gawuna of the APC.
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Yusuf polled 1,019,602 votes against Gawuna’s 892,705 votes.
The residents, however, stormed the streets chanting victory songs and wielded placards with various inscriptions as they paraded in motorcades on the streets.
Some of the placards read “Alhamdulillah Kano is for Kwankwaso” and “Support for Abba Gida-Gida for progress of the state”, among others.
Displays by motorcyclists and tricyclists added colour to the celebrations.
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