By Yakubu Salisu, Kano
Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has set N10 million for candidates contesting chairmanship seats while councillorship candidates are to pay N5 million ahead of the November 30 local government elections in the state.
The Chairman, Professor Sani Lawan Malumfashi, declared this during the presentation of election guidelines and the timetable to political parties’ representatives at the commission’s headquarters Thursday.
He explained that a candidate contesting the chairmanship position must pay N10 million to be qualified for the election, while a councillorship candidate must pay N5 million.
Malumfashi stated that the guidelines spelt out all the issues of qualification and disqualification of the candidates.
He said the guidelines contained the do’s and don’ts of the elections warning that any party or candidate found committing election malpractice would be dealt with decisively.
Part of the guidelines, according to him, is that aspirants for the chairmanship position must be 30 years and above while Councillorship aspirants, he explained, must be 25 years and above, with emphasis that they must all be card carrying members of political parties.
He further declared that campaigns would commence on September 6 and conclude on October 31, calling on the political parties to ensure peaceful rallies.