Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has ordered the contractor handling the renovation of Sani Abacha Stadium in the state to halt work to allow the campaign rally of Atiku Abubakar hold.

Mr Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor, who is of the ruling All Progressive Congress, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, on Wednesday said the directive does not affect "the ongoing overhaul of the indoor sports complex."

Accordingly, the contractor has been directed to remove all its equipment until the end of the rally.

The state's football team, Kano Pillars, has also been instructed to use the Pillars Stadium, Sabo...