Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 1:58pm On Nov 27, 2015 |
OnankpaBa: Gerrahere. Ebira boy. How can okene be the most develop. Am sure you dont have anything to say. Is it the local Okene that i know or which okene? The Okene that its only Graves that develop the town?
gerrahere. I wont resort to ethnic slurs..Kindly mind your manners |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 12:55pm On Nov 27, 2015 |
DONSMITH123: I dont see any Igala rulling the state the way its going. I knew a lot of my friends will not agree to these but that's the reality. the igalas should leave power sef despite controlling the State for 24 years, dominating the civil service and other public enterprises. How as this domination benefited them?? Okene a Non-Igala town is still the most developed area in the state. |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 12:21pm On Nov 27, 2015 |
DONSMITH123: with due respect sir, must it be only igala rulling kogi state? Just wanna know why please. Well the IGALA's feel they own the state and other ethnicities are outsiders Bello is Ebira, Faleke is Okun/yoruba |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 12:18pm On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Read again... Faleke is not emerging as APC candidate for a fresh election that requires fresh primaries. He's continuing with the election and mandate that he jointly shares with Audu. Who is talking about Fresh Elections here  ? the current election continues with Faleke as deputy Governor and Yahaya bello by virtue of participating in the primaries replacing Audu as APC's candidate. THERE IS NO FRESH ELECTION, the electoral process continues since AUDU the original flag bearer is dead and the elections to be countermanded are the 91 PUs  APC has submitted Bello's name already, if you feel aggrieved GO TO COURT |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 10:46am On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: I don't know why you love argument like this. The election in 91 polling units is an ongoing election that started with Audu/Faleke. It wasn't concluded because 91PU were cancelled hence, the inconclusive election. Hence, Faleke is continuing the process.
A fresh election means the whole process will be restarted beginning from nomination of candidates by parties to conducting a new election in ALL LGAs of the state. This however, is not the case in Kogi. Yahaya should lobby for Deputy because "He'll Never Emerge Governor" and no illegality by INEC or APC can stop that. You can quote me anywhere! Always goofing Declaring Faleke Governor or allowing Faleke to run on the ticket will lead to the doctrine of wasted votes which PDP will apply.We all know that votes in an election belong to the party I don't know why you love argument like this. The election in 91 polling units is an ongoing election that started with Audu/Faleke. It wasn't concluded because 91PU were cancelled hence, the inconclusive election. Hence, Faleke is continuing the process. is it that you dont know how to read or you just want APC to fail S87 of the electoral act invalidates Falekes Candidacy REASON: he did not participate in the APC Primaries TONYEBARANISTA IN SIMPLE ENGLISH Any Nomination OF FALEKE by the APC will be Illegal, Null and Void because it is inconsistent with all know Nigerian Extant laws PARTICULARLY SECTION 87 OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2010 AS AMENDED as a court may willingly declare Wada as the winner of the elections Anyway APC has submitted Bello's name you can help Faleke in going to court
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Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 9:47am On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Those sections talked about a fresh election and NOT an ongoing election. Faleke is not participating in any fresh election but is continuing with the mandate of the ongoing election.
As for Yahaya Bellow, he CAN'T be Governor except when there is a fresh contest, which is NOT the case. If Faleke should die today, the whole process will be cancelled for a fresh start. In other words, no non-participant can benefit in an ongoing election. Comprehend those sections and cast your mind back to SC ruling on Haruna Vs INEC 1998, where INEC was bent on perpetrating illegality. first bolded Faleke would still remain deputy governor....... Besides the fresh election being countermanded is the 91 Polling Units declared inconclusive by INEC, please note the way you Interpret LAW is different from the way you read interpret a normal statement.. Law is Not 1+1=2 second Bolded Its actually INEC & ors VS the PDP not Haruna vs INEC |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 9:26am On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Which law are you relying on?
You are being agitated and displaying sign of weakness. S 85, 87, 33, 32 and 36 of the electoral act S 181(1) of the constitution unfortunately does not make Faleke eligible... I think you need to read more..... your inability to grasp issues is bewildering, thats why i made that statement This is a trying times for ethnic minorities and other oppressed people in Nigeria. The decision to send Yahaya Bello by APC will be tested in court and quashed. James Faleke should be declared the winner and the APC candidate This is an example of how you consistently goof Yahaya Bello is of a minority tribe in Kogi state |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 8:45am On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: This is not the first time that INEC has attempted to perpetrate illegality that the court would later upturn. I can list more than 10 instances. This is pure illegality Give 10 examples of a Kogi type scenario Which law are you relying on? What law are you relying upon  ? |
Politics › Re: Declare Me Gov-elect, Audu’s Running Mate Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 8:44am On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: This is a trying times for ethnic minorities and other oppressed people in Nigeria. The decision to send Yahaya Bello by APC will be tested in court and quashed. No law in Nigeria allows for a fresh candidate to be forwarded in the event of death or even resignation when election is ongoing. James Faleke should be declared the winner and the APC candidate. Shut up.. Quashed on what reasons.... E-warrior oshi You know nothing |
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Politics › Re: “i’m Kogi’s Governor-elect,” Audu’s Running Mate, James Falake, Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 9:45pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
Alphaoscar: You are taking this thing too personal bro. he have a good case and I expect you to first look at the ground at which he want himself to be declared as the winner before abusing him. INEC shouldn't have declared the election inconclusive in the first instance and it will be a great disservice to all loyal party men and women who toiled day and night for the party throughout the campaign period for someone that refused to accept the result of the primary and is still contesting the result of the primary to reap where he never sow.
Yahaya Bello flying the party flag will be a double slap on the soul of Audu if someone that fought him to the grave should be the chief beneficiary of his hussle. It is not personal boss If Faleke is nominated PDP will take the seat and cite Bello and 25 ors as reference point as well as attribute Falekes illegal candidature from the view of S87 of the electoral act...... You get ? The APC Kogi primaries appeal committee stated that AUDU should lose his nomination to Bello.... APC did not accede to that. |
Politics › Re: “i’m Kogi’s Governor-elect,” Audu’s Running Mate, James Falake, Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 9:41pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
worlexy: Hahaha. Why can't he be the governor? Audu alone ran in the party primary while his running mate was nominated by him or his party after he emerged victorious at the intra-party election. Meanwhile, for a person to be a candidate of the party under our extant laws, particularly Section 87 of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, he must have participated in all the stages of the nomination processes. That is, he must have undergone the party primary. Faleke unfortunately did not undergo primary with Audu. |
Politics › Re: Audu's Running Mate, Faleke Writes INEC, Insists He's The Governor-Elect by adaweezy(m): 7:47pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
Alphaoscar: I said it that their will be lots of litigations on this issue and at the end of the day both the APC planned primary and the scheduled DEC 5 supplementary election may not hold.
Wada is already in court
Yahaya bello is in court
Faleke is in court
Audu's son will soon be in court
PDP will go to court
APC will go to court
Every living soul in Kogi will go to court on this matter. looooool on what basis ? |
Politics › Re: “i’m Kogi’s Governor-elect,” Audu’s Running Mate, James Falake, Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 7:40pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
worlexy: You can't rule out the fact that APC was able to get such number of votes due to Faleke's influence too, not only Audu's. Faleke should not be short changed! Faleke would remain Deputy governor |
Politics › Re: “i’m Kogi’s Governor-elect,” Audu’s Running Mate, James Falake, Writes INEC by adaweezy(m): 7:26pm On Nov 26, 2015*. Modified: 7:42pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
Lalasticala come and see this Joker ooo Governor Elect ko .... Audu alone ran in the party primary while his running mate was nominated by him or his party after he emerged victorious at the intra-party election. Meanwhile, for a person to be a candidate of the party under our extant laws, particularly Section 87 of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, he must have participated in all the stages of the nomination processes. That is, he must have undergone the party primary. Faleke unfortunately did not undergo primary with Audu. |
Politics › Re: Kogi: Bello Likely To Replace Audu by adaweezy(m): 6:56pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: It is not everything I respond to especially when it appear disjointed and illogical Explain why it is Disjointed and illogical?? Stop beating about the bush..  |
Politics › Re: My Experience Schooling In Igala Land by adaweezy(m): 4:14pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
Abagworo: The OP was referring to non-Igala Kogites. I noticed Igala has been ruling Kogi since 1999. It is not good. since it was created |
Politics › Re: Kogi: Bello Likely To Replace Audu by adaweezy(m): 4:08pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
okpor2: I believe in party loyalty but fair plus is not a loyal partyman.since he lost d primaries he never participated in apc campaigns.he was neva seen at aani of d apc campaign programme.nd now he wants to reap from d sweat of those he neva believed in.I praise him thou for not decamping but I doubt he even voted for apc on d election day emm APC won his PU and ward ....... |
Politics › Re: Kogi: Bello Likely To Replace Audu by adaweezy(m): 4:07pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: This is nonsense.... Please syop spamming me with this rubbish. Why cant you reply him......?? And counter him with facts instead of raising red herrings |
Politics › Re: See What The Igala People Of Kogi State Are Saying About Audu's Death by adaweezy(m): 2:41pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
donphilopus: Lol. . .Adayi, that's what we call corporation. You guys ain't corporate. Very true, i was about to add that in my last statement... Even now they still are not cooperative enough |
Politics › Re: See What The Igala People Of Kogi State Are Saying About Audu's Death by adaweezy(m): 12:43pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
donphilopus: Forget there. Ebiras can't cross their boundary. Igalas no dey fear anybody. I heard those peeps are 'jazzful' while the Ebiras are 'mindful'. When jazz come against mind! What happens?! What do you think will happen if the Yoruba and Ebira merge? |
Politics › Re: See What The Igala People Of Kogi State Are Saying About Audu's Death by adaweezy(m): 12:42pm On Nov 26, 2015*. Modified: 2:43pm On Nov 26, 2015 |
meforyou1: igala population is 65%, so why wount they permanently rule kogi? they are not 65% Igala 47% Okun/Yoruba 20% Ebira 33% Igala- 9LGAs Ebira- 5 Yoruba and ors 7 |
Politics › Re: See What The Igala People Of Kogi State Are Saying About Audu's Death by adaweezy(m): 10:01am On Nov 26, 2015 |
Acidosis: I curse the man who merged the good and loving people of Okun (from Kwara) with these sets of barbaric animals.
I curse Babangida, I curse Audu, I curse Wada, I curse Ibrahim Idris and every single leader from Igala Kingdom.
These folks have all contributed collectively towards the incredible destruction and collapse of Kogi state.
We the good people of Okun land will keep fighting for our State until we get it. With how many people?? The state would even be smaller than Bayelsa |
Politics › Kogi: Presidency moves for Bello To Replace Audu by adaweezy(op): 9:55am On Nov 26, 2015*. Modified: 10:12am On Nov 26, 2015 |
By Hamza Idris, Muideen Olaniyi & Musa Abdullahi Krishi | Publish Date: Nov 25 2015 8:51PM | Updated Date: Nov 26 2015 5:10AM
Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who came second to the late Prince Abubakar Audu in the All Progressives Congress’ [APC] governorship primaries last month, is likely to be nominated as the party’s governorship candidate ahead of the supplementary polls slated for next week, Daily Trust learnt from reliable party sources in Abuja last night. The Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] has given APC up to December 1 to nominate a replacement for Audu, who died on Sunday shortly after the election was declared inconclusive. Even though APC’s national chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said on Tuesday that the party would organize new primaries to pick a replacement for Audu, Daily Trust learnt that party leaders do not intend to hold new primaries and would only make a “substitution.” Party leaders say this is in line with the letter of the Electoral Act, which says a party would be allowed to make a substitution if its candidate dies. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who is Igbirra from Kogi State’s central senatorial zone, had polled 703 votes to finish second to Audu in the primaries In addition to that, sources told Daily Trust that Bello was actually preferred by the top party leaders even above Audu, since the latter did not support President Muhammadu Buhari in APC’s presidential primaries last November. Audu was a staunch supporter of former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. According to the informed sources, party leaders are not inclined to allow Audu’s running mate Mr. James Faleke to pick the ticket because he did not contest in the primaries. Another minus against Faleke, the sources said, is that he is essentially a Lagosian of Kogi ancestry who served as chairman of a local government in Lagos State and is currently a legislator representing a constituency in Lagos State. Besides, the source said Bello comes from Kogi State’s second largest ethnic group which APC leaders believe is more advantageous politically. The party’s national working committee is expected to meet today to work out modalities for the substitution. In practice, whoever APC nominates has already become the Governor of Kogi State since PDP’s candidate Governor Idris Wada cannot possibly close the gap in the supplementary election, hence the high stakes. Meanwhile, some of the aspirants that participated in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), that produced late Prince Abubakar Audu as the candidate yesterday expressed mixed feeling over the decision of the party’s national headquarters to organize new primary election. This is coming in the wakes of a protest by a group that called for the upgrading of Audu’s deputy gubernatorial candidate, Abiodun James Faleke, to be the APCs candidate for the supplementary election slated for Dec 5. One of the aspirants, who spoke in confidence, said they would stage a protest today at the APC national headquarters to press home their demands. “We feel the national headquarters of the party ought to have consulted us before taking a decision. Personally, I feel it was wrong for the party to take a unilateral decision to organize a fresh primary,” he said. Another aspirant, Dr Hakeem Yakeen, said all interested parties for the Kogi election, including the APC and INEC should have gone to the Supreme Court to decide on the right thing to do. “I am afraid that we are heading for a situation whereby we would be confronted with lots of litigations at the end of the day. The ideal thing is for the Supreme Court to set precedence,” he said. Another candidate said he would definitely go to court if fresh election is held. Twenty seven aspirants contested the APC primary elections in Kogi with late Prince Audu scoring 1,109 votes to emerge victorious. Other aspirants were Alhaji Yahaya Bello, 703 votes; Senator NurudeenAbatemiUsman (400), Sanusi Abubakar (309), Air Vice Marshal SaliuAtawodi (183), James Ocholi (90), OlusolaOlumoroti (58), Suleiman Baba Ali (28), RotimiObadofin (16), Dr Tim NdaDiche (13) and Abdullahi Suleiman (11), Clarence Olafemi, the former acting governor of Kogi State, (7), Senator YahayaUgbane ( , YakeenAbdullahi ( , Idris Danjuma (5) and Col. Ahmed Usman(6). The protesters that besieged the national secretariat of the APC had called on the party’s leadership to replace Prince Audu with Falake. The leader of the protesters, Mr Bamidele Peters, said the decision of the APC to conduct a fresh primary election was not necessary since the late Prince Audu was running on a joint ticket with Mr. Faleke. Protesting under the aegis of Kogi Youth Vanguard, they claimed that since legal experts in Nigeria had argued in favour of Falake, any decision to choose another person would be injustice on the part of the APC against the Okun people if the deputy, who hails from their tribe, was stopped Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/kogi-bello-likely-to-replace-audu/121373.html#cpqjXrlacFExzGxq.99
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Politics › Re: See What The Igala People Of Kogi State Are Saying About Audu's Death by adaweezy(m): 9:51am On Nov 26, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Who Amongst These APC Candidates Should Replace Audu In The Dec 5 Supp Polls? by adaweezy(m): 3:56pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
barcaboi: gimme a link where he did When you provide the Link he Joined SDP and picked there nomination form Anyways we all know the truth Tinubu is backing Faleke while Aso Villa is backing Yahaya Bello Audu’s replacement: Kogi APC leaders divided on Bello, Faleke
Less than 24 after the remains of Prince Abubakar Audu was committed to mother earth, the leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress may have settled for James Faleke as the candidate for the remaining supplementary election or a rerun, Vanguard can reliably inform.
There were meetings at Lokoja and Abuja by the leaders of the party on Tuesday, ostensibly to find a way round the circle of confusion engulfing the death of its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s governorship election that had been declared inconclusive.
It is yet to be known if Audu died before the commencement of collation in Lokoja or after the election was declared inconclusive.
It was rumoured that the former governor died after hearing about the inconclusiveness of the process due to the cancellation of close to 50,000 votes.
Meanwhile, a family source told Vanguard that Audu died in the early hours of Sunday. The concealment of the news of his death was said to have been informed by political exigencies.
The source said: “Prince died before daybreak on Sunday. But some people told us to conceal the news so as not to play into the hands of political opponents. The death was shrouded in secrecy because we got to know that Audu’s death was not natural”.
A group, Kogi United Forum has however called on the police to investigate a certain political leader from the South West over Audu’s death.
The APC has since discovered they have no luxury of mourning for two long with the cobwebs of legality weaving around the Kogi governorship. The past 24 hours has led to the appearance of many knives on the day of the elephant’s death. Many legal experts have been shedding light on the way out of the constitutional logjam.
On its part, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress have been holding clandestine meetings at both Lokoja and Abuja.
A source told Vanguard that President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the National Working Committee of the APC to ensure the law, and not individuals, is satisfied by its decisions on the Kogi matter.
It is believed that the group loyal to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have resolved to project Hon. Abiodun Faleke to take over the candidature of the late Prince Audu. The State Executive Committee of the party was said to have resolved to push the Faleke option through.
However, another group within the party which initially resisted the choice of Faleke as running mate, is bent on fielding someone from among the aspirants who contested the party’s governorship primaries in August.
Efforts at reaching the Chairman of APC in Kogi, Alh. Haddi Ametuo proved abortive as he failed to pick calls made to his phone.
He was said to be attending meetings related to the governorship election in Kogi.
A source who is a member of the State Working Committee of APC told Vanguard on condition of anonymity that the party is under tremendous pressure to go with Faleke.
“It is true. We are under pressure to ensure Faleke becomes the next governor of the state. But some of our leaders are insisting that Yahaya Bello is the right candidate to step in. Nothing has been decided yet but the thinking now among the State Executive Committee is to support Faleke”.
The Presidency’s Angle
The source also told Vanguard that the body language on the corridors of the Villa doesn’t favour a Faleke candidature.
Many chieftains of the party at the Villa are said to be rooting for Alh. Yahaya Bello |
Politics › Re: How Yahaya Bello (fairplus) Of APC Denied Himself Of Being The Next Kogi State G by adaweezy(m): 3:47pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
drizzydrag: How Yahaya Bello Denied Himself of Being The Next Governor of Kogi State: To the Ebiras, after agitating to APC not to deny them what they called their mandate. I think they should calm down and sit back to go through this article OBJECTIVELY without attaching SENTIMENT for a minute, to see how the so called FairPlus they are fighting for NAILED out himself from being the lucky next governor. Right from inception, he was denied of being the APC flag bearer by his own tribes' men who betrayed and shunt his votes by not allowing him to contest alone from Kogi Central.... He was never betrayed by APC, yet he took the anger on the PARTY.... Now the party is to chose the next person to fill the vacuum the late Prince Abubakar Audu has created, only to find out the available option has betrayed them before the election, and this lead to the calling of fresh primaries. The following are how FairPlus betrayed APC and denied himself of being the next Kogi State Governor; 1) He never participated in any activities of the party that brought them close to the land of Glory in this election after losing in first primaries to the Late Prince Abubakar Audu. 2) He has never been loyal to the party ever since he lose the primaries. 3) He never for once campaign for APC either at his own home or else where. 4) He couldn't win his own ward for APC let alone the whole Okene LGA in this inconclusive election. And he wants to be substituted for the Late Prince Abubakar Audu. 4) And finally, it was gathered intelligently, that he was been bribe with #10million to gather votes for PDP in Okene LGA. After critical analysis of those allegations above, APC comes to conclusion to go for another fresh primaries. So, before the Ebiras will start crying out loud that they've been denied of their mandate, they should take their time to reflect on those allegations above. Let's pray for his success as they go for fresh primaries... drizzydrag: How Yahaya Bello Denied Himself of Being The Next Governor of Kogi State: To the Ebiras, after agitating to APC not to deny them what they called their mandate. I think they should calm down and sit back to go through this article OBJECTIVELY without attaching SENTIMENT for a minute, to see how the so called FairPlus they are fighting for NAILED out himself from being the lucky next governor. Right from inception, he was denied of being the APC flag bearer by his own tribes' men who betrayed and shunt his votes by not allowing him to contest alone from Kogi Central.... He was never betrayed by APC, yet he took the anger on the PARTY.... Now the party is to chose the next person to fill the vacuum the late Prince Abubakar Audu has created, only to find out the available option has betrayed them before the election, and this lead to the calling of fresh primaries. The following are how FairPlus betrayed APC and denied himself of being the next Kogi State Governor; 1) He never participated in any activities of the party that brought them close to the land of Glory in this election after losing in first primaries to the Late Prince Abubakar Audu. 2) He has never been loyal to the party ever since he lose the primaries. 3) He never for once campaign for APC either at his own home or else where. 4) He couldn't win his own ward for APC let alone the whole Okene LGA in this inconclusive election. And he wants to be substituted for the Late Prince Abubakar Audu. 4) And finally, it was gathered intelligently, that he was been bribe with #10million to gather votes for PDP in Okene LGA. After critical analysis of those allegations above, APC comes to conclusion to go for another fresh primaries. So, before the Ebiras will start crying out loud that they've been denied of their mandate, they should take their time to reflect on those allegations above. Let's pray for his success as they go for fresh primaries... Liar..... Audu’s replacemet: Kogi APC leaders divided on Bello, Faleke on November 24, 2015 / in News 6:52 pm / Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Reddit Print By Kingsley Fanwo Less than 24 after the remains of Prince Abubakar Audu was committed to mother earth, the leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress may have settled for James Faleke as the candidate for the remaining supplementary election or a rerun, Vanguard can reliably inform. There were meetings at Lokoja and Abuja by the leaders of the party on Tuesday, ostensibly to find a way round the circle of confusion engulfing the death of its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s governorship election that had been declared inconclusive. It is yet to be known if Audu died before the commencement of collation in Lokoja or after the election was declared inconclusive. It was rumoured that the former governor died after hearing about the inconclusiveness of the process due to the cancellation of close to 50,000 votes. Meanwhile, a family source told Vanguard that Audu died in the early hours of Sunday. The concealment of the news of his death was said to have been informed by political exigencies. The source said: “Prince died before daybreak on Sunday. But some people told us to conceal the news so as not to play into the hands of political opponents. The death was shrouded in secrecy because we got to know that Audu’s death was not natural”. A group, Kogi United Forum has however called on the police to investigate a certain political leader from the South West over Audu’s death. The APC has since discovered they have no luxury of mourning for two long with the cobwebs of legality weaving around the Kogi governorship. The past 24 hours has led to the appearance of many knives on the day of the elephant’s death. Many legal experts have been shedding light on the way out of the constitutional logjam. On its part, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress have been holding clandestine meetings at both Lokoja and Abuja. A source told Vanguard that President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the National Working Committee of the APC to ensure the law, and not individuals, is satisfied by its decisions on the Kogi matter. It is believed that the group loyal to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have resolved to project Hon. Abiodun Faleke to take over the candidature of the late Prince Audu. The State Executive Committee of the party was said to have resolved to push the Faleke option through. However, another group within the party which initially resisted the choice of Faleke as running mate, is bent on fielding someone from among the aspirants who contested the party’s governorship primaries in August. Efforts at reaching the Chairman of APC in Kogi, Alh. Haddi Ametuo proved abortive as he failed to pick calls made to his phone. He was said to be attending meetings related to the governorship election in Kogi. A source who is a member of the State Working Committee of APC told Vanguard on condition of anonymity that the party is under tremendous pressure to go with Faleke. “It is true. We are under pressure to ensure Faleke becomes the next governor of the state. But some of our leaders are insisting that Yahaya Bello is the right candidate to step in. Nothing has been decided yet but the thinking now among the State Executive Committee is to support Faleke”. The Presidency’s Angle The source also told Vanguard that the body language on the corridors of the Villa doesn’t favour a Faleke candidature. Many chieftains of the party at the Villa are said to be rooting for Alh. Yahaya Bello |
Politics › Re: Who Amongst These APC Candidates Should Replace Audu In The Dec 5 Supp Polls? by adaweezy(m): 3:27pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
barcaboi: has he come out 2 deny d report. .....I'm not against him bros....I'm against not sticking to your party.....did he campaign with Audu thru out?....If u can affirm dat he did, no p What report.......... You cant deny what does not exist..... After donating Buses to Audu's campaign is this how he will be repaid |
Politics › Re: Who Amongst These APC Candidates Should Replace Audu In The Dec 5 Supp Polls? by adaweezy(m): 3:25pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
barcaboi: www.government.leadership.ng/news/459659/kogi-guber-bello-denies-declaring-support-for-audu see nobody dey fight wt u or against Bello...his countenance shows he is against Audu and dat means he's against the party.....I go still find the report of him supporting Wada Bring it out now the Reason why he initially refused to support him is here http://naij.com/599462-kogi-polls-prince-abubakar-audu-may-lose-apc-ticket.html Oct 12, 2015 Indications are rife that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state may produce two candidates for the upcoming November 21 governorship election in the state.
This is because the appeal panel set up by the national leadership of the party to review the primary election in the state, has called for the disqualification of the winner of the election, Prince Abubakar Audu, who is also the former governor of the state.
The panel indicted Audu on a variety of allegations, bothering on corruption and violation of the provisions of the constitution of the APC and the guidelines for the conduct of the primaries.
Recall that other APC aspirants in the primaries had challenged Audu’s victory, while the runners up at the election, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, had written a petition condemning the exercise.
Chaired by Dr Sam Sam Jaja, with Mr Ahmad El-Marzuq and Mr Tunde Imolehin serving as secretary and member respectively, the appeal panel in an 11-page report, called for the nullification of Audu’s election and asked the party to replace him with Alhaji Bello.
The panel made reference to the case o of Hope Uzodinma vs Senator Osita Izunaso, where the court insisted that ”a political party must obey its constitution”.
In his petition to the party, Bello had accused Audu of not resigning as a member of the BoT of the party before contesting in the primary, as stipulated in the constitution of the party in Article (I) iii which states that: “Any such party office holder or officer of the party who is interested in contesting for an elective position within or at a general election shall resign 30 days before the date of the nomination or party primary for that office he is contesting for.”
His argument is that “By virtue of his membership of the BoT pursuant to Article 14 (III) (e) of the 2014 Guidelines for the Nomination of Candidates for Public Office, such party officers are not allowed to vote as statutory delegates.”
According to a source close to the panel members, “Part of the findings of the report was that there was video evidence showing Audu casting his vote at the primary election. The appeal committee had already recommended that Audu be disqualified while the runner up in the primary election (Yahaya Bello) be presented to INEC as the APC gubernatorial candidate for the state 2015 governorship election.”
Some members of the party are already suggesting that the election should be shifted by a few weeks to allow the APC address the issues arising from the panel’s decision.
“In the event Audu is retained, Bello is not trusted to be willing to mobilise for him due to the loud cry for power shift by his people in Kogi Central. If Audu is substituted for Bello you, guess is as good as mine. That it has become clear to President Muhammadu Buhari and the party that the anti-corruption stance of the new government and its renewed commitment to rule of law will be jeopardized if it doesn’t do something about the candidacy of Audu.
“Yahaya Bello in his petition also raised the allegations of embezzlement of N11 billion and the court case involving the former governor instituted by the EFCC. Giving President Buhari’s staunch anti-corruption stance and APC change mantra of the APC, it is left to be seen if such a seminal report can be swept under the carpet,” a source told Thisday. ..... Is that anti-party activity ? |
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