The Supreme Court, on Monday, in Abuja upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State putting an end to all the litigation against his election on November 16, 2019. The seven man panel of the Supreme Court Justices, in a unanimous judgement, said the November governorship election that took place in the State […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the judgment of the Supreme Court on the 2019 Kogi state governorship election. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Monday, the party said though it accepts the verdict of the Supreme Court, as the apex court […]
Ahead of Supreme Court ruling concerning the November 2019 gubernatorial election, Kogi Youths Roundtable (KYRT) has called for peaceful conduct. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, the National Coordinator of the forum, Comrade Alex Idoko advised all parties involved to embrace peace in the aftermath of court ruling. He tasked Kogites not […]
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned hearing of the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in the November 2019 election, Musa Wada, to August 31. Unsatisfied with ruling of the appellate court, Wada and PDP filed an appeal at the apex court, challenging the victory of […]
The battle over Kogi State Governorship seat may be laid to rest next Tuesday, 25th August, as the Supreme Court has fixed the day for hearing of three appeals filed against the re-election of the Governor Yahyah Bello. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed a former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye against the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Smart Adeyemi, at the November 2019 by-election. Delivering the judgement on Tuesday, Ibrahim Saulawa, the presiding judge, validated the ruling of the state national assembly election petitions tribunal which […]
The Abuja Division of Court of Appeal on Thursday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by former Senator Dino Melaye, challenging the decision of the Kogi State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial District election. […]
Any moment from now, legal contenders to the seat of power in Kogi State — Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside Mrs Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — would know their fate following the reservation of a date for […]
The Kogi State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the election of Senator Smart Adeyemi as the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District. A three-man panel led by Justice Kashim Kaigama, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition of former Senator Dino Melaye for lacking in merit. The tribunal said all the 71 […]
Senator Dino Melaye has reacted to the verdict of the Tribunal that upheld the victory of Senator Smart Adeyemi as the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the Senate. The State’s Election Petitions Tribunal had on Wednesday dismissed Melaye’s petition, saying he failed to prove the allegation that he scored majority of the lawful […]