Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State may on Thursday approach the Federal High Court in Lokoja to challenge the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplementary election in Kogi State on December 5.

Wada in suit to be filed on his behalf by his lawyers argued that INEC erred by saying that it would go ahead with the supplementary election despite the death of Abubakar Audu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 21 governorship election

Wada contended that what the electoral body is saying with its decision to conduct the supplementary election is that the votes cast for the late Audu were still valid in death.

Audu died on Sunday, a few hours after the commission declared the November 21 governorship poll in the state inconclusive.

The deceased had polled 240,867 votes in the election while Wada scored 199 514 votes, leaving a gap of 41,353 votes between the two leading candidates in the election.

INEC had declared the election inconclusive on the grounds that cancelled votes or registered voters in the 91 polling units, where the exercise did not take place were 49 953, a figure higher than Audu’s lead of 41,353 votes.

Wada is therefore praying the court to declare him winner on the claim that he is the candidate with the highest number of votes alive.

According to sources privy to the court action, Wada is arguing that the difference in votes between him and Philip Salawu, the Labour Party candidate is more than 49 000 and as such there should be no supplementary election.

Wada, it was further gathered, argued that INEC would not have considered a supplementary or a re-run election had it been that it was the candidate that took third or fourth that died.

http://newsday.com.ng/kogi-poll-gov-wada-heads-to-court/

The legal journey has just begun. I know it will take a very long way with many interesting twist.

This so call lawyers don't even know how to reason. INEC isn't conducting supplementary election because Audu is dead, they are conducting it because the election was inconclusive.

The reason for the election being inconclusive is because the number of votes apc leads pdp is not more than the number of invalid or cancelled votes.

Total rubbish

Failed case !!!!!! Lawyers ok Election was inconclusive bcs of abnormalities in election & called supplementary election not bcs of Audu's death. The name of Audu was nt on ballot paper ppl voted 4 APC how wil Audu's death invalidate APC vote ?

So Wada would seek to circumvent the law by praying the court to declare him winner?

The Law never said anything about disqualification of the entire party on account of the flagbearer's death...

He's not even asking for a cancellation....

I think what Wada should be doing is praying the court to rule on the next step and not trying to get ahead!

*I don't blame him sha... He's being conned by hungry lawyers into believing he could win this one!

Electoral act indicate dat any aspirant 2 any electoral post Must come under political party which means any candidate in any election is just a representative of dat party 2 attain their political goals ok Who is Audu Who is APC as a party?? Can the death of a representative invalidate d goal & objective of a party or any organization?? Sorry failed case!!!!!:::::::

Make the guy go rest joor,I have never wanted the two candidates initially. God win by taking one away remain one...God is watching

End time Wada

Hanging to power by all available means....
Nigeria is a gonner ...

I'd be surprise if he wen't home honorably like GEJ










God bless GEJ for that singular action to which Nigeria owes its present unity

For what purpose

Click "like" if the election in Kogi is between APC vs PDP
Click "Share" if the election in Kogi is between Audu vs Wada

Let the law take it course in this END TIME election and also END TIME GOVERNORS

End time suit.

Why now

I agree with Wada going to court but for court to declare him winner. I only want the court to say the proper constitution interpretation so as to safe the democracy against future occurence

Den hold you before

Mumu, and if not for dumb Apc that decided to conduct fresh primaries, instead of Allowing Faleke to continue in Audu's stead.

#kogi4APC

Was Audu on the ballot paper ?


He should pay lawyers let them have plenty money to spend for Christmas.


lost case

He just wants to help enrich some of my senior learned colleagues

Waht a pathetic misery addled state

Fool. After being in power for four years he is still unpopular. Wada please swallow something and end this shame

rottennaija:
This so call lawyers don't even know how to reason. INEC isn't conducting supplementary election because Audu is dead, they are conducting it because the election was inconclusive.

The reason for the election being inconclusive is because the number of votes apc leads pdp is not more than the number of invalid or cancelled votes.

So who is contesting the inconclusive election on behalf of APC? A dead candidate?

I hope he uses the Taraba judgement as a precedence reference.

Dem lawyers want to collect the share of your election largesse.

Do you care to cut down your belly fat, check my profile

PDP has already lost hope . They embarked on a wild goose chase instead of strategising on how to get 90 to 95% of the supplementary election .

Poor attitude of a failure.

Chaiii after killing d prince

Kogi Endtime STATE

Wada! your people no want you and u wan de there by force.Yeye de smell.

Kelklein:
Instructive!

it is apparent that the fish is a gooner

Ok