Why I’m Contesting Kogi Gov Election Outcome — Wada

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, has said he is not seeking to inherit the votes of Prince Abubakar Audu, the late All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the November 21, 2015 governorship election.

Wada said rather, he was contesting the results of the governorship election because of alleged irregularities, noting that it was unfortunate that the APC flag-bearer, Audu, died. Wada made the assertion while adopting his petition before the Kogi Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja.

Under cross examination by counsel to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Governor Yahaya Bello and APC, Wada said though he was deeply saddened by the death of his long time friend, he was of the opinion that Audu’s votes were voided by his death and could not be inherited by anyone.

In a related development, a forensic analyst, Mr. Samuel Oduntan, also testified before the tribunal, saying he was the leader of the team that carried out forensic examination of the election documents and that they discovered various irregularities.

 

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Clear Conscience Fears No Evil!, Kogi APC Chairman Replies Yahaya Bello

Recent events in the state as it concerns the reactions of the state governor and his men over the All Progressives Congress, APC, state executives’ meeting which was recently held expressing discontent over the administration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello has vindicated me.

Nobody from the governor’s camp had objectively countered our position, and the claim by Alhaji Yahaya Bello that I am fighting him because of his acclaimed brother Alhaji Momoh Jimoh Lawal who was removed as speaker of the state assembly is not only laughable but ridiculous, his claim had further proved that he, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has been fuelling the state house of Assembly quagmire.

The fact remains that the speaker was never impeached or removed because five (5) can never be greater than fifteen (15). It is ridiculous that after the National Assembly’s decision to take over Kogi State House of Assembly that he still claims the speaker was removed, this is impunity at its peak. If I may have to fight him, I would have done so as at when he openly worked against the re-election of his own party men including Senator Mohammed Salami Ohiare and Hon Abdullahi Bello to support the PDP, but I never did because I am not a leader who believes in ethnic and clanish sentiments.

Alhaji Yahaya Bello claims to be running an all inclusive government when members of his own political party APC who worked tirelessly for the victory he is enjoying today are not involved in the act of governance. He claims to be running a unity Government when the votes that brought you into lugard house was won by APC and not that of UNITY PARTY.

– Alhaji Haddy Ametuo,

Chairman, APC,

Kogi State Chapter

Source: Latest Koginews

Return Government Cars or Get Arrested – Gov Bello warns ex govt officials

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has warned former political office holders in the state to return official vehicles they made away with while leaving office or risk being arrested. A statement issued by the state government released today reads;

“The refusal of the former political office holders ‎involved in this act to return the vehicles despite several appeals made to them has led to the constitution of the Vehicles Recovery Committee by the State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello,”

The Committee, which was inaugurated yesterday, April 11th, was mandated to go after the vehicles and recover same in order to accelerate the smooth running of the current government and its programmes. The committee which is chaired by the ‎Adaidu Akoh, who is also the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, says it has so far recovered 7 cars.

Why We Couldn’t Save Under Jonathan – Okonjo-Iweala

Onetime Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said governors were the reason former President, Goodluck Jonathan, could not save for the future.

Okonjo-Iweala in an interview with Le Monde said “some economists are very concerned for Nigeria, which could greatly suffer from the fall in oil prices. Others say the contrary, that its economy is strong enough to turn the corner.

“Both are right. But one thing saddens me. When I was finance minister the first time, the volatility of oil prices, and therefore state resources, cost at least three points of growth in the country.

 “We then established a stabilisation mechanism and opened an account for the oil surplus, which posted up to $22 billion. In 2008, when prices fell from 148 to $38 a barrel, no one had heard of Nigeria because the country was able to tap into this fund. And that, I am very proud [of].

“When I returned to the department in 2011, there remained only $4 billion on this account while the price of oil was very high! I tried again to put money aside. The president agreed, but the governors did not accept.

“I suffered a lot of attacks from them and now that the country would really need this account, these same people accuse me of not having saved. If Nigeria had been more careful, we would not be here today. It hurts me. We have the mechanism, we had the experience, but we were prevented to act.”

Source:    Today