The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the Kano state government on Friday, November 24, dismissed claims by the members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, alleging plots to attack them on Saturday, November 25.

Both the party and the government said the APC in Kano was probably planning to use political thugs to cause trouble in the state and blame it on them.

A member of the National Working Committee of the party loyal to the presidential candidate and the national auditor of the party, Oladipo Johnson told The Nation that the allegations by the APC were baseless and without any iota of truth.

Johnson said: “It’s just a lie. They are just trying to weep up sentiments and do what they have been asked to do by the leaders of their party in other to blackmail the NNPP.

“Our members are peace-loving people. The elections came, they didn’t fight. The tribunal judgment came, and they didn’t fight. That is a clear indication that they are peace-loving people.

“All they want is for justice to prevail. So, let the APC members in Kano stop projecting. They are projecting what they want to do because our people have never said the plan to do such things. The public should know that the NNPP and Kwankwasiyya movement stand for peace.”

The chief press secretary to the Kano state governor, Sanusi Bature also dismissed the allegations saying the matter in court will be settled in the court.

Bature said: “There is no activity happening on Saturday that has any relationship directly or indirectly with the government, especially protest.

“As a government, we are responsible for the protection of the lives of the people of Kano state be they citizens, residents, or neighbours. So, it is a mere allegation to say that the state is sponsoring any activity against the people.

“The issue in court is a legal matter. It has started in court and will be settled in court. They are probably trying to sponsor some thugs to orchestrate some evil activities in the name of the government or NNPP.

“So I want to dismiss this assertion that the government is sponsoring any protest because there is nothing like that. It is just propaganda sponsored by the APC.” (The Nation)

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