The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for immediate cancelation of the ongoing bye-elections for Shanono/Bagwai constituency, and the Ghari constituency rerun election in Kano State.

APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately cancel the election.

Morka, in the statement, alleged widespread extreme violence and election disruption by armed thugs across several polling units in Shanono and Bagwai and Ghari constituencies.

He said: “Verifiable reports from Shanono and Bagwai Local Government Areas and Ghari constituency have voters fleeing polling areas, with deployed security personnel overwhelmed by the violence, making the prospects of a credible election impossible.

“Proceeding with the Shanono/Bagwai Kano State Constituency bye-election and Ghari rerun election in the atmosphere of utter brigandage and outright violent voter intimidation will be against democratic dictates of free, fair and peaceful election, and set a dangerous precedent for undesirable and unacceptable electoral heist.”