An election tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, June 7,
ruled dismissed a petition filed by the former governor of
Kogi state, Idris Wada.
At the ruling today, Justice Halima Mohammed said the 21
days period for the substitution of a candidate do not
apply since Yahaya Bello is a member of the APC.
She also noted that Bello came second in the APC’s
primary election.Wada had filed a petition against the
emergence of Bello as Kogi state governor.
In his petition, Wada said the present governor of the
state is an interloper who had no business with the
election.
Bello joined the Kogi state gubernatorial race following the
death of the All Progressives Congress party state flag
bearer, Abubakar Audu.Audu died on November 21, during
an ongoing election exercise.
Immediately after his death, the electoral body,
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
declared that the election was inconclusive.
Also, on Monday, June 6, the same court dismissed a
petition filed by James Faleke, the running mate to the
late governorship aspirant, Abubakar Audu.