The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offence Commission on Monday vowed to deal with corruption and corrupt tendencies with a degree of ruthlessness to reduce its effect on the nation’s economy and development.
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday congratulated Sen. Smart Adeyemi for his victory at Saturday’s Kogi West re-run Senatorial District poll announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Seven others also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident that involved a petrol laden truck, three cars, four tricycles, a bus and two motorcycles.
The governorship election in Kogi State has commenced with Governor Yahaya Bello who is seeking re-election casting his vote at his Upogoro-Odenku Ward in Okene Local Government at about 8:50 am.
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, inaugurated the Presidential Lodge built by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, ahead of the APC mega rally in Lokoja.
Barely three days to the governorship election in Kogi police in the state have ordered immediate seizure of all vehicles without number plates of the Federal Road Safety Corps.
More residents of Lokoja, Koton Karfe and some adjoining communities have been sacked from their houses by ravaging floods from River Niger, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Ayodele Ajibola, the Peoples Redemption Party candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State, has dissociated himself from the purported endorsement of Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress for second term.
Achuba’s impeachment, illegal, undemocratic, unacceptable — Wada
Musa Wada, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for November 16, 2019 governorship election in Kogi State, has described the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, by the State House of Assembly as illegal and undemocratic.
Wada said this in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public Communications Committee of the PDP Campaign Council, Austin Okai, on Saturday in Lokoja.
Wada said the state lawmakers set aside the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry that investigated the sundry allegations of gross misconduct leveled against Achuba and exonerated him of any wrongdoing.
The PDP governorship candidate said the action of the lawmakers amounted “complete miscarriage of justice.”
He said: “The purported impeachment is unacceptable, illegal, immodest, null and void. The decision is a complete departure from the recommendation of the panel that investigated the allegations.”
Wada challenged the state government and the lawmakers to make public the reports of the panel constituted by the State Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah, to investigate the allegations as part of the process of impeachment.
The PDP candidate urged the leadership of state not to replace Achuba to avoid “wanton political profligacy”.
He also described as haphazard the decision of the state government to swear in the governor’s former Chief of Staff, Chief Edward Onoja, on Saturday as Achuba’s replacement.
Wada cautioned the state government against overheating the polity in the state.
He urged PDP supporters to remain calm and observe the drama playing out, but resolve to vote for good government in the next political dispensation in the state.
NiMet’s weather outlook on Wednesday in Abuja predicted cloudy condition for Northern states with chances of thunderstorms over Sokoto, Katsina and Kano axis in the morning hours.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is determined to ensure a more efficient and hitch-free electoral service delivery in the conduct of the November 16 governorship election in Kogi.
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the Federal Government is determined to ensure that every Nigerian, especially the down trodden, has unfettered access justice.
Some parts of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital have been ravaged by floods which has led to the collapse of three buildings.
The Kogi chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria says it has not issued any mass prayer against any political party or their candidates toward the November 16 governorship election in the state.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Thursday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the November 16 governorship election.
Justice Abdul Awulu, Vacation Judge sitting in a High Court in Lokoja, on Thursday dismissed an exparte application to stop the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State.
The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Nasir Ajanah, has constituted a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against Deputy Governor Simon Achuba by the state House of Assembly.
The Kogi State Government has approved the upgrading of 132 traditional rulers across the 21 local government areas of the state.
N-Power beneficiaries under the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme on Thursday appealed to the federal government to ensure timely payment of their monthly stipends to enhance their performance and productivity.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says that his administration has received a fresh N30.8 billion bailout fund from the Federal Government.