Kogi: Tribunal Dismiss Motions Seeking to Stop Bello’s Inauguration

 

Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, Monday struck out two motions seeking interlocutory injunction to stop the inauguration of the Governor-elect, Yahaya Bello.

Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Halima Mohammed, said though the tribunal had Jurisdiction to entertain such prayers, the motions were not contained in the original petitions brought by the plaintiffs involved.

She said granting the motions filled by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, will definitely affect the life of the original case before the court.

Kogi: Tribunal Declines to Stop Bello’s Swearing-in

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal headed by Justice Halima Mohammed in Lokoja, the state capital on Thursday declined to stop the January 27 swearing-in of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor of the state.

The Labour Party had filed a motion exparte seeking to prevent Bello, who was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election from being sworn in.

Counsel to the petitioner/applicant, Mr. Reuben Egwuaba, had through the exparte motion sought the leave of the court to hear the motion on notice restraining Bello from presenting himself before the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, for the purpose of the swearing-in.

Why We Rejected Audu Abubakar’s Son as Father’s Replacement – APC

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun has explained that the party decided to pick Yahaya Bello, the current governor-elect to replace late Abubakar Audu in order to avoid “legal pitfalls”.

Speaking during a reconciliatory meeting with all relevant APC groups from Kogi east district on Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Odigie-Oyegun said the party took the decision knowing that some persons might feel offended but quickly added that the decision was taken in the best interest “of a group that was on the doorstep of victory”.

“So in the circumstance, we did what we interpreted legally as the best way out of the jam we were in, always having our eyes on the Peoples Democratic Party and what they may likely bring up in court,” he said.