A group, Faleke Solidarity Movement (FSM) has issued
a stern warning that if James Faleke is not declared the
governor-elect of Kogi state before January 10, 2016, it
would ground activities in the state.
Faleke group vowed to ensure that Bello is not
inaugurated


This warning is coming as a new government will be
inaugurated on January` 27, 2016.

The group issued the ultimatum in a communiqué
immediately after its end-of-the-year meeting in
Kabba. The FSM noted that the declaration of Yahaya
Bello as the governor-elect is a miscarriage of justice,
Vanguard reports.


It insisted that Faleke was the right person to replace
the late Prince Abubakar Audu since he contested the
election on the same ticket.


TheFSM’s communiqué reads: “ It is unfortunate that
INEC took the path of illegality by declaring Yahaya
Bello as the Governor-Elect of the state. Faleke was on
the same ticket with the late Prince Abubakar Audu and
they had won the election before Audu’s death.

“As a group, we cannot be intimidated by the threat of
the leadership of the All Progressives Congress who
have shown its bias against the emergence of Faleke. A
party that promises change shouldn’t be seen to be
defiling the constitution with impunity.


“We give INEC till January 10, 2016 to declare Faleke as
Governor-Elect or we will mobilize our members across
the state to occupy Lokoja until the needful is done.
INEC should be prevailed upon not to plunge this nation
into unimaginable crisi s.”

In swift reaction, another group, Bello Support
Organisation, who is loyal to governor-elect, Bello, has
called on the people of the state to support Bello’s
incoming administration saying that he will improve the
welfare of the Kogi people.


It also called on the youth of the state to resist the
temptation of being used by politicians to disrupt the
peace of the state. The group assured that the APC
remains united front for the development of the state.


“We are aware of efforts at reconciling aggrieved parties
in the governorship poll in the state. These efforts must
be given a chance to succeed instead of overheating the
polity. The Deputy Governor-Elect is a gentleman who
will not want to throw the state into crisis. We hereby
call on his supporters to ensure APC remains one
indivisible entity in Kogi State ,” the Bello support group
said.


Meanwhile, there are strong indications that the All
Progressives Congress had turned its searchlight on the
Igalas for a deputy governor , following the refusal of
Faleke, the late Prince Abubakar Audu’s running mate
in the November 21 Kogi state governorship election, to
act as the deputy to governor-elec Bello.
Source: https://www.naij.com/674075-will-ground-kogi-faleke-not-declare-governor-elect-group.html