Tag: Kogi Governorship

Kogi: “Haba! 30,000 accredited BVAS voters turned to 130,000 votes; INEC, Na wa o…!” – SDP candidate, Ajaka cries out

Aminu Imam

Governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has alleged irregularities in Saturday’s election. Ajaka said he won’t challenge the outcome of the poll in court if he loses as it will be a waste of time. Speaking during a television programme yesterday, Ajaka had claimed that the election was rigged with the support of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to him, “In the whole of the five local government areas in central, the whole of the five local government areas in central, there…

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Kogi Polls: “We’re investigating incident of forged results” — INEC

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), said it has started investigation over the pre-recorded results sheet discovered in some polling units across Kogi State. A civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, had earlier raised concern over the allocation of scores to political parties even before voting was concluded. Some of the results show the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress, (APC), Usman Ododo, getting the highest scores. However, the electoral body, in a statement on its X handle, said top officials of the commission deployed to the State have been instructed to investigate…

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Supreme Court affirms Yahaya Bello’s election as Kogi governor

Ishaku Yohanna

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State. In its Judgement delivered on Monday, the Apex Court disagreed with the appeal filed on five grounds by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi Governorship Election, Musa Wada. Mr Wada claimed that the election held on November 16, 2019, was riddled with serious electoral infractions; rigging and over-voting, and that Governor Bello didn’t secure the highest vote. The apex court also dismissed the seven grounds of appeal filed by…

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Kogi Governorship: Supreme Court hears three appeals against Bello’s re-election Tuesday

Ishaku Yohanna

The Supreme Court has issued notices scheduling the hearing of three appeals challenging the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for Tuesday. Newsmen confirmed on Saturday that two on the three appeals coming up for hearing were filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and the Socialist Democratic Party along with their respective candidates to challenge Bello’s victory at the November 16, 2019 poll. The hearing notices sent as short phone messages to the law firms involved in the cases indicated that COVID-19 protocols would be strictly enforced during…

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