All Progressives Congress (APC) has chosen Alhaji Yahaya
Bello as the party’s new candidate for Kogi State governorship supplementary election dropping Mr. Mohammed Audu. The Election will hold next week Saturday as Scheduled.
Two days ago, Hon. James Abiodun the late Audu’s running
mate in the inconclusive election, wrote both INEC and his party, the APC,
telling them why he ought to be declared the governor-elect after the death of
Audu, having jointly secured votes substantially required by the Constitution
to win an election, at the same time, some leaders of the Kogi State branch of
the party also presented the first son of the deceased politician, Mohammed
Audu, to the national leadership of the APC in order to step into his late
father’s shoes as the governorship candidate.
But Bello, who came second in the
August 29, 2015 party primaries, will be replacing the late Prince Abubakar
Audu on the APC ticket after the demise of the latter on Sunday, November 22,
2015 at the peak of the collation of the election results.
APC party hierarchy apparently ignored all these submissions and settled for Bello from Kogi Central in order not to run too much foul of the law.
A very senior party official confirmed Bello’s choice to LEADERSHIP Weekend last night.
The late Audu polled 1,109 votes to defeat 26 other aspirants who contested with him, Bello polled 702 votes to become Audu’s closest challenger in the keenly contested governorship primary election which was said to free and fair
APC party hierarchy apparently ignored all these submissions and settled for Bello from Kogi Central in order not to run too much foul of the law.
A very senior party official confirmed Bello’s choice to LEADERSHIP Weekend last night.
The late Audu polled 1,109 votes to defeat 26 other aspirants who contested with him, Bello polled 702 votes to become Audu’s closest challenger in the keenly contested governorship primary election which was said to free and fair
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