The incumbent Governor of Kogi state, YAHAYA BELLO, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the primary held yesterday.

 

He polled 3,224 votes to emerge the winner in a primary contested by 10 aspirants.

 

YAHAYA BELLO was followed by Dr BABATUNDE IRUKERA who polled109 and HASSAN BAIWA who polled 44

 

However, IRUKERA said the election was fraught with irregularities, adding that the exercise fell short of acceptable norms.

 

Another aspirant, BEWA staged a walk out from the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja venue of the primary, alleging that the primary had been compromised.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the decision of the All Progressives Congress to conduct indirect primary for the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State.

 

Justice TAIWO TAIWO approved the party’s choice and dismissed two suits filed by some APC members in Kogi, challenging the party’s choice of mode of primary to be adopted for selecting a candidate for the November 16 poll.

 

The plaintiffs were of the view that the choice of the mode to be adopted for primary election cannot be determined while the leadership in the state chapter of the party was under question, with the pendency of the suit.

 

In his ruling, Justice TAIWO dismissed the first suit for being statute barred on the grounds that it was not heard within the 180 days stipulated under Section 285 subsection 10 of the Constitution.

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, has accused the commission of sponsoring propaganda in the media against the opposition.

 

In a statement issued by his media office, ATIKU said the anti-graft agency was collaborating with the presidency, the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Inland Revenue Service to create enmity between him and former President OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.

 

Some of the allegations levelled against the EFCC and APC include the arraignment of ATIKU’s son-in-law, BABALELE ABDULLAHI, the publication by FIRS of Obasanjo’s farm, Davido Music Worldwide Ltd, and other PDP sympathisers among over 19,000 tax defaulters.

 

He said President BUHARI was criminalising the N50million donation made by his son-in-law to the Obasanjo Presidential library on the ground of grudges and revenge and to silence OBASANJO from speaking against his administration.

 

Speaking on Inspiration FM’s political programme, All out Politics, Political Journalist, DIPO OLAYOKUN said the EFCC should not be distracted by ATIKU’s statement.

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