Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly Prince Matthew Kolawole has congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello and his deputy, Chief David Edward Onoja on their victory at the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja against the Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barr. Natasha Apoti.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Femi Olugbemi, in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Speaker said it is heartwarming to receive the cheering news of the well deserved victory, stressing that truly the petition lacked merit and is unsuccessful like the Judge rightly put it.
He said the dismissal of the case is long envisaged due to the hearsay of the majority of the witnesses presented by the petitioner, hence the court has done justice to the case.
He further said that the victory would not have come at a better time than this haven work hard with rigorous campaigns to earn the majority votes of the electorates across the 21 Local Government Areas in the state.
Kolawole urged other petitioners not to bother themselves as the election held on the 16th November, 2019 was squarely won by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Governor Yahaya Bello with an overwhelming victory.
He said the legislative arm under his watch with his colleagues will continue to collaborate with the executive arm and other stakeholders to make laws that will enable Governor Yahaya Bello led administration to do more for the people of the state.
