The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West Senatorial District rerun poll inconclusive. INEC on Sunday said it will announce a new date for a supplementary election following the cancellation of votes in many polling units and wards. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Smart Adeyemi polled a total…
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Kogi Guber: APC Has Bastardized all Institutions – Wada
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic party ( PDP) in the Saturday governorship election in Kogi State, Engr.Musa Wada has described the election as a sham. Wada who spoke at a press conference in Lokoja on Sunday with his running mate, Sam Aro said the election was marred by violence, rigging and intimidation of voters…
Kogi West Rerun: Melaye Rejects Results, Decries Violence and Rigging
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi West Senatorial District rerun, Dino Melaye has rejected the results of Saturday’s election. Melaye who addressed newsmen on Sunday said the results were being doctored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the support of the state’s governor, Yahaya Bello. “They did this by…
Kogi and Bayelsa Guber: PDP Says Nigeria Sliding into Dictatorship
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The party in a statement issued on Sunday night by its national publicity secretary, Kola Olongbondiyan said under president Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) votes no longer count. See statement “The Peoples Democratic Party…
Makinde: APC, PDP Trade Blames Over Attack
The Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial campaign council has debunked claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the governor of Oyo state, Engr. Seyi Makinde was attacked by suspected thugs at a hotel in the state’s capital, Lokoja. In a statement on Friday by the Spokesman of the campaign council, Dr Tom…
Kogi Guber: Bello Vows to Resist Plans by Opposition Parties to Rig Poll
Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has vowed to resist attempts by opposition parties in the state to rig Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state. Bello who spoke at the weekend during a campaign rally at Dekina/Bassa constituency said that anyone trying to bring mercenaries from other states to cause trouble and rig the elections would…
Kogi Guber: Court Clears SDP Candidate, Says INEC Has no Powers To Disqualify Candidates
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court on Thursday cleared the Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate, Natasha Akpoti, to participate in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. In her judgment on Thursday, Justice Ogunbiyi-Giwa held that INEC has no power to disqualify any candidate for an election as it is the…
