2007 polls: Kano ANPP sets up campaign c’ttees
By SANI AHMAD BICHI

KANO state ANPP has sent a word of warning to its members to desist from forming any association as all candidates are now party’s property.
The warning was issued by the state chairman of the party, Hon. Sani Hashim Hotoro, while announcing the formation of 2007 campaign committees.
The committees include publicity to be chaired by commissioner of environment, Alhaji Garba Yusuf Abubakar, while Alhaji Shehu M. Tsaudawa and Alhaji Gali Sadiq are to serve as secretary and assistant secretary respectively.
The contact committee is to be chaired by Alhaji Salihu Sagir Takai and Alhaji Lawal Muhammad Tsanyawa to act as secretary; documentary research, secretary, legal, women youth and reconciliation committees are to be chaired by Dr. Muktari A. Yusuf, AIG (rtd) Bashir Albasu, Barrister Aliyu Umar, Hajiya Balaraba Maitama, and Alhaji Khalid M. Sani Bichi respectively. The secretaries are Alhaji Abubakar Baba, A.C.P. (rtd) Muhammad A. Yusuf Indabawa, Alhaji Baffa Babba Dan-Agundi, Hajiya Hauwa Date, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa and Alhaji Sulaiman Lawal Gezawa respectively.
Other committees are the zonal and local government committees, which are to be chaired by the senatorial aspirants to be assisted by the zonal vice chairman with committee members of all aspiring candidates of state and National Assemblies, former local government council chairmen, party chairmen, while state zonal secretaries of the party are to serve as secretaries.
As for the local governments, member contesting for the state assembly is to chair the committee, while the local government party chairman is to deputise for him.
Meanwhile, governor’s representative at the local government is to serve as coordinator, while the local government secretary is the secretary and at the same structure is to apply at ward levels.
Hon. Hotoro also called on all members of the party who have bought forms and consensus has been reached to claim their money if they so wish.
He further called on the members of the press and the general public to maintain the tempo of peace for which Kano is known since the inception of this administration.
The press briefing was attended by the deputy chairman, state secretary, treasurer, organizing secretary, three vice zonal chairmen, other party executives, directors and party members.