Thirty political parties will be participating in the forthcoming governorship election on Saturday in Sokoto state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto on Friday released the list of all the political parties, participating in the election.
The parties are the Action Alliance, Accord Party, Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Alliance for Democracy, African Democratic Congress, African Liberation Party, All Nigeria People’s Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance and African Renaissance Party.
Others are Better Nigeria Peoples Party, Congress for Progressive Change, CPP, Democratic People’s Party, Justice Party, Labour Party, MPPP, MRDD, NAP and ND. The remaining parties are NMPP, NNPP, NSDP, PDC, PDP, PPA, PPP, RPN, SDMP and UNPP.
The incumbent governor of Sokoto state, Mr. Aliyu Wamakko of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking a re-election for another term. Mr. Wamakko was among the five governors sacked by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling last month.
Security has been beefed in Sokoto with the deployment of 8,000 officers as the joint team of security agents made up of the Police, Army and State security service to ensure adequate security in the state during the polls.
According to the state’s Commissioner of Police, Baba Bolanta “the police have deployed enough security personnel to man all polling stations within the state.”
Speaking to Channels Television at the Command’s headquarters in Sokoto, Mr. Bolanta says the Police Force in conjunction with other security agencies will ensure a hitch free election in the state.
He advised members of the public to perform their civic responsibilities without violating any of the nation’s laws, warning that the Police will deal decisively with anyone caught trying to truncate the efforts put in place for the conduct of a peaceful election/