The Kano State government has pushed election into the election into the 44 local government areas in the state by four weeks.
The chairman of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Prof. Sani Malumfashi, who addressed journalists on Friday in Kano, said the election would now take place on October 26.
The poll was earlier scheduled for November 30.
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Malumfashi said: “In recognition and conformity with the recent Supreme Court decision, the mutual agreement between states and the Federal Government upon the expiration of the October deadline.
“The commission is justifiably compelled to reschedule the local government election to October 26 as against November 30.”
The commission had fixed N10 million as nomination fees for the chairmanship position and N5 million for the councillorship slot.
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