A suit challenging whether the Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, is fit to contest for the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state will tomorrow, Friday, come up at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The originating summon, which is instituted by Natasha Akpoti, the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s governorship candidate in the forthcoming poll, will be mentioned at Court 5 before Justice Inyang Ekwo.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while SDP candidate is the plaintiff, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are 1st and 2nd defendants respectively.

The suit, dated Oct. 10 and marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1221/2019, filed by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, on Akpoti’s behalf, sought the court’s determination on the eligibility of Governor Bello in the Saturday election, having allegedly involved in double registration as a voter.

Akpoti said “that by his wilful act of making double registration as a voter, Yahaya Bello, candidate of the 1st defendant is not a fit and proper person to be allowed by the 2nd defendant to vote or be voted for in the forthcoming Kogi state governorship election, having committed act of electoral fraud.

“That Mr. Yahaya Bello, the candidate of the 1st Defendant. was initially registered as a voter sometime in 2011 in Abuja, by the 2nd defendant.

“That Bello Yahaya, the candidate of the 1st defendant again fraudulently procured from the 2nd defendant. a second registration as a voter on 23rd May,. 2017, at Government House. Lokoja, while his 2011 first registration as a voter in Abuja was still live, extant and subsisting.

“That the said Yahaya Bello, the candidate of the 1st defendant carried out the double registration with the 2nd defendant so as to scuttle due electoral process.

“That such a person is not a fit and proper person to vote for in any election, let alone for the high office of the governor of a state.”

NAN reports that Justice Ekwo had, on Tuesday, delivered judgment, disqualifying the APC Deputy Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, over false information given in his CF0001 Form submitted to INEC for the Saturday’s poll.

https://thenationonlineng.net/poll-court-to-hear-suit-challenging-yahaya-bellos-eligibility-on-friday/

Judiciary should do the needful tomorrow. Kogites please vote ennmass for Engr musa Wada on Saturday.

Thatz too close, what happens to INEC's logistics if the judgement doesn't favor APC.

AOC and fraudulent acts
#TUFIAKWA SPITS#

omowolewa:
Thatz too close, what happens to INEC's logistics if the judgement doesn't favor APC.

If judgment doesn't favour APC all votes cast for Yaya Bello will become waste. Just like in Zamfsra.

This will be the focus tomorrow...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/well-prosecute-bello-for-double-registration-says-inec/amp/

Wish Kogites a violence-free election.... Just hoping!

Well, Bello is a spiritual man and you can't beat him but he must be beaten this time around by God's will.

gloriaunobi:
Well, Bello is a spiritual man and you can't beat him but he must be beaten this time around by God's will.

They will only hear tomorrow and not deliver judgment tomorrow