Yetunde Shaibu, Convener, United Front for Democracy (UFD), made the call during a news conference in Lokoja on Monday.
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This followed a protest at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday in Lokoja.
The security agencies moved in on Wednesday morning, to prevent an attack on the INEC Office.
They dispersed the protesters with tear gas and barricaded the road leading to the office.
The protest started peacefully until some of the SDP supporters started throwing harmful objects and harassing passers-by, demanding that the materials for the November 11, 2023 Kogi State governorship election be moved to Abuja.
He spoke at an APC stakeholders meeting at the Glasshouse of the Government House, Lokoja on Saturday.
Dr. Jonathan’s grouse against off-season elections is that they are inconsistent with the global best practices.
Ododo was declared the winner by the electoral commission in last week’s Saturday’s election.
The CUPP said it was pertinent to give INEC kudos where it deserved it just as the Coalition had knocked it for lapses in the past.
INEC said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna in Abuja.
They noted that the election was free, fair, credible, and, therefore, acceptable to them.
Ajaka spoke on Channels TV programme, ‘The 2023 Verdict: Off-Cycle Elections.
The SDP candidate claimed that the election was rigged with the support of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that most places around Lokoja encountered late arrival of officials and materials.
The Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
According to The Nation Online, he was taken to the hospital after he collapsed in his home late on Thursday.
INEC confirmed that the election will hold in 3,508 polling units, in the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, gave the warning in Abuja on Thursday.
Ajaka stated this while commenting on an alleged attack in Dekina Local Government of the state during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known at a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.
This is coming as the group assured the State Governor, Yahaya Bello, of an unflinching support for his administration as the November poll approaches.
The council described Melaye’s claim as an “archaic warfare strategy of accusing the opponents of your plans.”
Melaye made the remark in an interview in Abuja.
He said this shortly after the appeal court affirmed the election victory of Akpoti-Uduagan of PDP as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election held on February 25.