History was made today as Yahaya Bello has been sworn in as the new governor of Kogi state without a deputy.
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Showing posts with label Kogi news. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Kogi State House Of Assembly Speaker Impeached
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Momoh Jimoh-Lawa, the speaker of Kogi State House of Assemblyl was Thursday impeached. Although, speaker’s camp deny that he has not been impeached.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Latest News on Kogi State Election 2015
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Earlier, I shared with you, the winner of Kogi State Governorship election 2015.
Well, after Yahaya Bello of the APC was declared the winner of the election, he visited the Royal Majesty palace in Okene and massive crowd was there to welcome him.
Well, after Yahaya Bello of the APC was declared the winner of the election, he visited the Royal Majesty palace in Okene and massive crowd was there to welcome him.
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Final Results of Kogi State Governorship Election 2015
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After collation of results from November 21 and December 5 elections in Kogi state, the INEC arrived at the under listed figures, as announced by INEC’s returning officer, Professor Emmanuel Kucha.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
I won’t be available as Yahaya Bello’s deputy says Faleke
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Abiodun Faleke the Kogi State APC deputy governorship candidate,who ran
with late Prince Audu Abubakar in the November 21st governorship
election, says he would not be available to be sworn-in as the deputy of
the governor-elect, Yahaya Bello on January 27, 2016. Faleke said
this at a press briefing in Kabba, Kogi state yesterday December 7th.
“I will not disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu. I, James Abiodun Faleke, will not be there for the swearing-in if we don’t finish the case before the January 27, 2016. Nobody consulted me before making me a deputy to Bello. He too did not consult me. I have made my position known to the party leadership on this. I am not ready to betray and disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu.”he said
Faleke in his speech exonerated President Buahri from the crisis in the
party that resulted in the emergence of Yahaya Bello as the party
flag bearer in the Saturday December 6th state supplementary election. He
warned the leadership of the party against setting it on a path of
destruction through impunity and injustice, saying they should learn
from what happened to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He said the present struggle was a complex one and beyond him, saying it
was about emancipation of the people and the future of the state.
“People are fighting for 2019 in 2015. Are they God? What is happening
is beyond human imagination. I am a marathoner, no matter how bumpy and
rough the road is, we shall get there, “ he added.
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Friday, December 4, 2015
Court Gives INEC Permission To Continue Election
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Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s
capital has dismissed the suit filed before it by Governor Idris Wada of
Kogi state as well as that of James Faleke, the running mate of late
Abubakar Audu today.
The court also ruled that supplementary elections slated for December 5 in 91 polling units will go ahead as planned.
Kolawole struck out all the suits saying that his court has no jurisdiction to entertain the issues brought as they are post election matters.
He therefore ruled that the issues in the different suits should be taken to the Election Petition Tribunal for determination when it is constituted.
The Judge also ruled that the issue of the legality or otherwise of the supplementary poll can also be determined by the Tribunal. He therefore ruled that the supplementary election should go ahead as planned by INEC.
In his suit, Wada approached the court, urging it, to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare him winner of the November 21 November gubernatorial election that was declared inconclusive by INEC.
Wada who was second to late Audu in the polls argued that since Audu is dead, he should be declared winner and given a certificate of return.
Similarly, Faleke approached the court arguing that since he was running mate to late Audu, he deserves to run as the candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress.
INEC had stated that APC had the powers to choose a candidate to replace Audu because it was the party process that produced the late Audu as its candidate.
Yahaya Bello who finished behind Audu in the primaries was picked by the party as his replacement for the supplementary polls.
In the suit by Faleke, he argued that INEC’s decision was wrong. He therefore asked the court to among others compel INEC to declare his joint ticket with the late Abubakar Audu winner of the election and to restrain it (INEC) from proceeding with its planned supplementary election.
In the second suit, Governor Wada who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party asked the court to compel INEC to declare him winner of the election, on the ground that he is the only surviving candidate in the election who scored the second highest votes after the deceased candidate of the APC.
The third suit was filed by Emanuel Daiko, who claimed to have contested the election as a candidate of the People for Democratic Change (PDC) and wants the court to among others hold the supplementary election as illegal, prevent APC from substituting its deceased candidate and to prevent APC from participating in the election on the ground that it no longer has a candidate.
In the fourth suit, Raphael Igbokwe a member of the House of Representatives from Imo State and Stephen Wada Omaye want the court to annul the November 21 election and conduct a fresh one. It has INEC and APC as defendants.
In the fifth suit, one Johnson Jacob Usman who said he is an indigene of Kogi State as well as a registered voter and a lawyer seeks to among others, compel INEC to suspend all actions in relation to the election pending the determination of the suit and a declaration that the election ought to be cancelled. It has the AGF and INEC as defendants.
The court also ruled that supplementary elections slated for December 5 in 91 polling units will go ahead as planned.
Kolawole struck out all the suits saying that his court has no jurisdiction to entertain the issues brought as they are post election matters.
He therefore ruled that the issues in the different suits should be taken to the Election Petition Tribunal for determination when it is constituted.
The Judge also ruled that the issue of the legality or otherwise of the supplementary poll can also be determined by the Tribunal. He therefore ruled that the supplementary election should go ahead as planned by INEC.
In his suit, Wada approached the court, urging it, to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare him winner of the November 21 November gubernatorial election that was declared inconclusive by INEC.
Wada who was second to late Audu in the polls argued that since Audu is dead, he should be declared winner and given a certificate of return.
Similarly, Faleke approached the court arguing that since he was running mate to late Audu, he deserves to run as the candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress.
INEC had stated that APC had the powers to choose a candidate to replace Audu because it was the party process that produced the late Audu as its candidate.
Yahaya Bello who finished behind Audu in the primaries was picked by the party as his replacement for the supplementary polls.
In the suit by Faleke, he argued that INEC’s decision was wrong. He therefore asked the court to among others compel INEC to declare his joint ticket with the late Abubakar Audu winner of the election and to restrain it (INEC) from proceeding with its planned supplementary election.
In the second suit, Governor Wada who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party asked the court to compel INEC to declare him winner of the election, on the ground that he is the only surviving candidate in the election who scored the second highest votes after the deceased candidate of the APC.
The third suit was filed by Emanuel Daiko, who claimed to have contested the election as a candidate of the People for Democratic Change (PDC) and wants the court to among others hold the supplementary election as illegal, prevent APC from substituting its deceased candidate and to prevent APC from participating in the election on the ground that it no longer has a candidate.
In the fourth suit, Raphael Igbokwe a member of the House of Representatives from Imo State and Stephen Wada Omaye want the court to annul the November 21 election and conduct a fresh one. It has INEC and APC as defendants.
In the fifth suit, one Johnson Jacob Usman who said he is an indigene of Kogi State as well as a registered voter and a lawyer seeks to among others, compel INEC to suspend all actions in relation to the election pending the determination of the suit and a declaration that the election ought to be cancelled. It has the AGF and INEC as defendants.
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Wada, Bello, Faleke’s Fate Will Be Decided By The Court Today
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Likewise, a legal practitioner, Mr. Johnson Usman, a House of Representatives member for Ahiazu Ezinaehitte Mbaise Federal Constituency of Imo State, Rafael Igbokwe and an electorate from Omala Local Government Area in Abelijukolo Ife of Eche ward in Kogi State, Mr. Stephen Wada Omaye, filed the two remaining suits.
Wada specifically prayed the court to determine, “whether in view of the provisions of section 179 (2) (3)(4)(5) of the constitution, and other enabling provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, and having regard to the doctrine of necessity, the plaintiff being the only surviving candidate with the major lawful votes cast at the Kogi State governorship election held on November 21, 2015, ought not to be declared and returned by the INEC as the winner of the election having secured not less than one-quarter of the votes case in two-thirds of all the Local Government Areas in Kogi State.”
APC was not represented in court the day the four suits were consolidated.
The plaintiffs had informed the court that they could not effect service on the party owing to a free-for-all they said took place at the APC national secretariat in Abuja by three different factions of the party in Kogi State, the day they went there with the court processes.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/977/2015, Faleke insisted that contrary to claim by INEC, the Kogi State governorship election was conclusive.
He is seeking 16 principal reliefs from the court, among which include: “A declaration that by the express provisions of sections 179 (2) (a) and (b) and 187(1) of the constitution, a person who is nominated as an associate of a candidate for the office of governor of a state is duly elected deputy governor of a state when the candidate for the office of the governor scores the highest number of also scored not less than one quarter of all the votes cast in each of at least two-third of all the local government areas in the state.”
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, will, today, determine
whether in view of section 181 of the 1999 constitution, as amended, the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should go ahead with
its plan to conduct supplementary governorship election in Kogi State
tomorrow.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole adjourned for judgement after all the parties, yesterday, adopted their final written addresses on contentious legal issues that arose from the sudden death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Abubakar Audu, before the election was concluded.
Wada
INEC had declared the governorship election held November 21, inconclusive, even as it fixed Saturday to conduct a run-off poll.
Meanwhile, the court had, Tuesday, consolidated four separate suits challenging the legality of the scheduled supplementary election.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who merged the four suits, said there was need for the court to expeditiously determine the issues “so that INEC will not conduct the election under a grave shadow of doubt as to the legal or constitutional validity.”
Whereas one of the suits was lodged before the court by Kogi State governor, C aptain Idris Wada (retd), the second suit was filed by the governorship candidate of the People for Democratic Change, PDC, in the state, Emmanuel Daikwo.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole adjourned for judgement after all the parties, yesterday, adopted their final written addresses on contentious legal issues that arose from the sudden death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Abubakar Audu, before the election was concluded.
Wada
INEC had declared the governorship election held November 21, inconclusive, even as it fixed Saturday to conduct a run-off poll.
Meanwhile, the court had, Tuesday, consolidated four separate suits challenging the legality of the scheduled supplementary election.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who merged the four suits, said there was need for the court to expeditiously determine the issues “so that INEC will not conduct the election under a grave shadow of doubt as to the legal or constitutional validity.”
Whereas one of the suits was lodged before the court by Kogi State governor, C aptain Idris Wada (retd), the second suit was filed by the governorship candidate of the People for Democratic Change, PDC, in the state, Emmanuel Daikwo.
Likewise, a legal practitioner, Mr. Johnson Usman, a House of Representatives member for Ahiazu Ezinaehitte Mbaise Federal Constituency of Imo State, Rafael Igbokwe and an electorate from Omala Local Government Area in Abelijukolo Ife of Eche ward in Kogi State, Mr. Stephen Wada Omaye, filed the two remaining suits.
Upon consolidation of the suits, the
plaintiffs, led by Wada’s lawyer, Mr. Goddy Uche, SAN, distilled out
three principal legal issues for the court to determine today.
They want the court to go ahead and determine: “Whether having regard to the provisions of sections 31(1)(2)(4)(5)(6)(7) and , 33, 34, 36, 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, as well as sections 178-181 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, INEC can lawfully conduct a second/supplementary election into the office of Governor of Kogi State on December 5, 2015, or any other date at all let alone accepting the nomination/substitution by the APC of any candidate on the basis of votes computed and credited to the deceased candidate of the APC when the new or substitute candidate was not part of the original election.”
They want the court to go ahead and determine: “Whether having regard to the provisions of sections 31(1)(2)(4)(5)(6)(7) and , 33, 34, 36, 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, as well as sections 178-181 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, INEC can lawfully conduct a second/supplementary election into the office of Governor of Kogi State on December 5, 2015, or any other date at all let alone accepting the nomination/substitution by the APC of any candidate on the basis of votes computed and credited to the deceased candidate of the APC when the new or substitute candidate was not part of the original election.”
Wada specifically prayed the court to determine, “whether in view of the provisions of section 179 (2) (3)(4)(5) of the constitution, and other enabling provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended, and having regard to the doctrine of necessity, the plaintiff being the only surviving candidate with the major lawful votes cast at the Kogi State governorship election held on November 21, 2015, ought not to be declared and returned by the INEC as the winner of the election having secured not less than one-quarter of the votes case in two-thirds of all the Local Government Areas in Kogi State.”
Justice Kolawole had
given all the parties 48 hours to file and exchange their briefs of
argument and return to the court yesterday for adoption.
Jurisdiction of the high court Meantime, at the resumed sitting, yesterday, the APC, challenged the jurisdiction of the high court to entertain the suits.
APC’s position was also adopted by both INEC and its replacement for Audu, Mr. Yahaya Bello, who both contended that the court has no jurisdiction to adjudicate on issues that were raised by the plaintiffs, issues they said could be best handled by an election petition tribunal.
Jurisdiction of the high court Meantime, at the resumed sitting, yesterday, the APC, challenged the jurisdiction of the high court to entertain the suits.
APC’s position was also adopted by both INEC and its replacement for Audu, Mr. Yahaya Bello, who both contended that the court has no jurisdiction to adjudicate on issues that were raised by the plaintiffs, issues they said could be best handled by an election petition tribunal.
APC was not represented in court the day the four suits were consolidated.
The plaintiffs had informed the court that they could not effect service on the party owing to a free-for-all they said took place at the APC national secretariat in Abuja by three different factions of the party in Kogi State, the day they went there with the court processes.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/977/2015, Faleke insisted that contrary to claim by INEC, the Kogi State governorship election was conclusive.
He is seeking 16 principal reliefs from the court, among which include: “A declaration that by the express provisions of sections 179 (2) (a) and (b) and 187(1) of the constitution, a person who is nominated as an associate of a candidate for the office of governor of a state is duly elected deputy governor of a state when the candidate for the office of the governor scores the highest number of also scored not less than one quarter of all the votes cast in each of at least two-third of all the local government areas in the state.”
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Kogi INEC office razed ahead of tommorrow's supplementary election
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Some thugs in Kogi state have burnt down the INEC office in Dekina local
government area of the state. The thugs arrived the INEC office this
morning at about 5am, shooting sporadically and then setting the office
ablaze. This action comes barely 24 hours after the supplementary
governorship election in the state is to take place. It's happening
tomorrow December 5th.
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Thursday, December 3, 2015
Running Mate Offer Rejected By Olumoroti
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In Lokja Kogi State, The moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to draft Olusola
Olumoroti as the running mate to Yahaya Bello may have suffered a
setback as he is said to have rejected the offer.
This is coming on the heels of protest in Ekinrin Adde, the home town of Hon. James Faleke, running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu during the November 21 election.A source close to the former Mobil employee informed Vanguard that the Kabba-born politician had already turned down the offer. Though no reasonwas given for his action, it may not be unconnected with his loyalty to the Audu/Faleke ticket.A source, who craved anonymity, said all the stakeholders in the Audu/Faleke camp may have been instructed not to have anything to do with the Yahaya Bello ticket.Protest rocks Faleke’s community.
Meanwhile, Ekinrin Adde, the home town of Hon Faleke has been rocked by protests as motorists were held hostage by rampaging youths of the community.The youths are protesting against the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare Faleke as the governor-elect of the state.One of the protesters, Ayorinde Tanimola, accused INEC of bias, saying there was no need for supplementary poll as Audu had already won the election before his death.He said: “What INEC should have done was to declare Faleke the governor-elect.
The supplementary poll slated for Saturday was a declaration of ethnic war against the Okun people of Kogi State.“It is immoral to bring Yahaya Bello, who worked against the party, to reap the work of Audu and Faleke. APC has shown that it is worse than PDP andwe will fight this case with the last drop of our blood.”The protest lasted for hours before security agents restored normalcy.
This is coming on the heels of protest in Ekinrin Adde, the home town of Hon. James Faleke, running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu during the November 21 election.A source close to the former Mobil employee informed Vanguard that the Kabba-born politician had already turned down the offer. Though no reasonwas given for his action, it may not be unconnected with his loyalty to the Audu/Faleke ticket.A source, who craved anonymity, said all the stakeholders in the Audu/Faleke camp may have been instructed not to have anything to do with the Yahaya Bello ticket.Protest rocks Faleke’s community.
Meanwhile, Ekinrin Adde, the home town of Hon Faleke has been rocked by protests as motorists were held hostage by rampaging youths of the community.The youths are protesting against the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare Faleke as the governor-elect of the state.One of the protesters, Ayorinde Tanimola, accused INEC of bias, saying there was no need for supplementary poll as Audu had already won the election before his death.He said: “What INEC should have done was to declare Faleke the governor-elect.
The supplementary poll slated for Saturday was a declaration of ethnic war against the Okun people of Kogi State.“It is immoral to bring Yahaya Bello, who worked against the party, to reap the work of Audu and Faleke. APC has shown that it is worse than PDP andwe will fight this case with the last drop of our blood.”The protest lasted for hours before security agents restored normalcy.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Dino Melaye's election upholds by Court of Appeal
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja this morning upheld the election of
Dino Melaye as the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial district
in the senate. PDP candidate in the April election, Smart Adeyemi had
challenged the victory of Melaye at the polls. The court in its ruling,
struck out Adeyemi's suit, saying it lacked merit.
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Monday, November 30, 2015
Bello's name send to INEC by APC as late Prince Audu’s replacement
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The APC has picked and forwarded to INEC Yahaya Bello's name to be a substitute for late Prince Audu Abubakar in the Kogi state supplementary governorship election come December 5th. This move is to put a note of finality to who will be representing the party in the supplementary election.
The INEC’s Deputy Director in charge of Publicity, Nick Dazang. who confirmed this new development said " They have sent the name of their replacement candidate, the second runner-up in their primaries, that is Yahaya Bello, to the commission.”.
This development comes despite the grumblings from James Faleke, the deputy candidate of Prince Audu Abubakar in the Kogi state November 21st governorship election, who had expected that he would be declared Governor following Audu's death.
The APC has picked and forwarded to INEC Yahaya Bello's name to be a substitute for late Prince Audu Abubakar in the Kogi state supplementary governorship election come December 5th. This move is to put a note of finality to who will be representing the party in the supplementary election.
The INEC’s Deputy Director in charge of Publicity, Nick Dazang. who confirmed this new development said " They have sent the name of their replacement candidate, the second runner-up in their primaries, that is Yahaya Bello, to the commission.”.
This development comes despite the grumblings from James Faleke, the deputy candidate of Prince Audu Abubakar in the Kogi state November 21st governorship election, who had expected that he would be declared Governor following Audu's death.
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