Governor Yahaya Bello forwarded his name to the House of Assembly as his preferred nominee
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Faleke and Mohammed were invited for questioning by the DSS at its Abuja office but ended up being detained
Faleke, accompanied by Mohammed Audu, son of Abubakar Audu, and lawyers submitted the petition to the clerk of the tribunal at about 12.20pm in Lokoja on Monday
Election materials, as at press time, have arrived in most of the polling units where election will take place
Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in his judgment, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suits being post-election matters, which could only be determined by the election petition tribunal
Faleke said in a statement in Lokoja on Friday that he would take the matter to the Court of Appeal to get the mandate rightly given to him by the electorate in the state
What is however comical and which likewise reek of hypocrisy is that the exponents of party supremacy during the National Assembly brouhaha are the same individuals caught in the web of glaring contempt for party supremacy in the fierce political battle to replace Audu with another candidate for the scheduled supplementary election
Sugabelly may not get the sugar of contentment that she seeks, but let her be consoled that she has ignited a debate that may shed more light on the dilemma of rape, and/or sex with a minor (Penal Code or not), and the sad manner in which our society continues to produce children and adults who behave badly
The major issue at stake in the ongoing Kogi State gubernatorial election is that it has thrown up three possible lines of action for the Independent National Electoral Commission as well as the stakeholders
Bello, who arrived at the secretariat in Abuja at 2:48pm on Monday, moved into the office of the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun
Faleke spoke at Audu’s house in GRA, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital
In the letter, Faleke insisted that under Section 187 of the 1999 Constitution, he was duly elected as deputy governor of Kogi State based on the outcome of the election declared inconclusive by INEC
The party announced the decision on Tuesday
While grave diggers were busy at work, a band of prophets arrived at the house of Audu seeking to pray for his revival
Meanwhile, the burial of the politician, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 23 Kogi State governorship election has been shifted from 11am to 4pm
Audu, sources said, died in his country home in Ogbonicha, Kogi State after complaints of stomach ache for three days consecutively
The Eagle Online learnt that Audu had relied on medication for survival in the last couple of years
Ashade, a member of the EFCC team assigned to cover the proceedings, was carrying out his lawful duties when Audu’s aide descended on him
The former governor said that all he wanted now was to remain a relevant political leader committed to the development of the state and the country