The Kaduna State Government, under the leadership of Governor Nasir El-Rufai has warned residents of the state that protests of any sort remain strictly prohibited as the collation of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) progresses.
The Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday.
The statement read in part, “The State Government has noted with satisfaction the largely peaceful conduct of elections across the state, and commends residents for exercising their franchise in an orderly manner.”
“Citizens must therefore avoid street protests over election results – or of any other kind – in order to preserve the atmosphere of calm so far experienced.
“It must be stressed that the announcement of election results is the exclusive duty of the Independent National Electoral Commission,” he added.
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