A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from imposing fees of N10m and N5m on contestants for Chairman/Vice Chairman and Councillorship positions, respectively, in the forthcoming local government election.
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Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order on Wednesday in a suit filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), and Social Democratic Party (SDP), with KANSIEC as the sole defendant.
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The commission had previously set the fees for Chairmanship and Councillorship contestants at N10m and N5m, respectively, for the polls rescheduled for October 26, 2024, from the initial date of November 30.
