The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),Musa Wada, has described the November 16 election as a coup against the people. Wada, at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, vowed to challenge the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello at the election petition tribunal. The PDP candidate said that the overwhelming majority of the people … Read more
A collation officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi state on Sunday presented a N50,000 bribe politicians offered to a presiding officer in Igalamela-Odolu local government area of the state during Saturday’s election. Elections in Kogi State have been marred with widespread financial inducements by political agents. The collation officer presented the … Read more
Out of the nine local government areas so far announced at the Local government collation centre, Governor Bello has defeated his main rival Engr Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Okene LGA, Adavi, Kabba Bunu, Kogi Korton Karfe LGA, Ijumu, Okehi and Olamaboro LGA. According to results announced, the PDP candidate,Wada cleared … Read more
The International Human Right Commission IHRC, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to take proactive measures in tackling insecurity and logistical issues ahead of the Saturday’s gubernatorial polls in Bayelsa and Kogi State. IHRC revealed that the commission has established two command centers in Bayelsa and Kogi state adding … Read more
– Barr. Kwamkur Samuel Vondip, Director, Legal and Public Affairs, in a statement said that the photo is being painted as if the CAN President went to the Governor to pray for his re-election – Let it be known that those behind this cheap propaganda are glaringly mischievous individuals who do not mean well for … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reinstated its commitment to conducting a credible poll in Bayelsa and Kogi State. INEC also stressed that the eleventh hour court judgments would not affect the November 16 governorship elections in the states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja the Kogi … Read more
– The entire state must see it as a sacred duty to future generations to massively vote out Governor Yahaya Bello on November 16, 2019 – Ukomu Igala Organization in Diaspora calls on INEC and security agencies to ensure they maintain utmost neutrality and transparency in the coming election – The group also accused President … Read more
Ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial and senatorial poll in Kogi state, ten out of fifteen Senatorial aspirants have stepped down for the All Progressive Congress senatorial candidate Senator Smart Adeyemi. The senatorial candidate also adopted Governor Yahaya Bello as their governorship candidate in the forthcoming governorship election. The candidates under the coalition of Kogi … Read more
– As important stakeholders to the November 16 governorship and the (Kogi West) senatorial election – We have reviewed the obvious realities, appraised the political journey of the past and have resolved collectively, to defer our ambitions till future election years and support the APC in the elections – By this decision, we have instructed … Read more
– INEC plans to engage the deaf and dumb in the forthcoming November 16 Gubernatorial election – The commission’s Head of Civil Society Organisations,Mrs. Bello said that the interpreters who would work as volunteers were being engaged to help hearing impaired to understand what “is being said in a variety of activities – According to … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has said that the would kick off its political campaign for the governorship election on Friday. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, revealed this in a press statement on Wednesday. Kola however, alleged that the party has uncovered plans by the Kogi State Governor and also the gubernatorial candidate … Read more
The Former members of House of reps for Yagba federal constituency, Sunday Karimi, has berated the former Senate president, Bukola Saraki alleging that he (Saraki) destroyed the People Democratic Party PDP in Kogi state. He therefore, kicked against the former senate president heading the reconciliation committee in the state adding that, Saraki could not fix … Read more
Legendary Nigerian music star, Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as 2Face, on Tuesday, stormed the city of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital to sue for peace and ensure a violence-free governorship election in November. The music icon who is championing ‘Vote not fight, election no be war’ campaign said that he was in the state … Read more