An Islamic cleric, Alhaji Tajudeen Usman, has described the victory of Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the Kano governorship election as the ‘will of God.’
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Kabir Yusuf the winner of the election.
Yusuf polled 1,019,602 votes to defeat his closest contender and the incumbent Deputy Governor of the state, Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna of the APC, who scored 892,705 votes.
Reacting, Usman congratulated the governor-elect on his victory at the polls and urged him to promote peace and unity in the state.
The cleric, who is an Imam at Ansarudeen Mosque in Sabon Gari area in Fagge Local Government Area of the state, urged those that lost in the elections to congratulate the winners.
“I call on the winning side to extend an olive tree to their opponents,” Usman was quoted by NAN as saying.
“Residents should remain calm and shun inciting comments capable of jeopardising peace and tranquility of the state.”
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