Olufemi Samson Aduwo, President of Rights Monitoring Group and the Executive Director of Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) and RMG, a partner of World Bank and CCDI in an exclusive interview with Top Celebrities Magazine, bares his mind on the Kogi State governorship election.
How did you see the election in Kogi State?
There is nothing so special about the election in Kogi State. The election was conducted and remains inconclusive. It is normal, it can happen anywhere, the only issue is that the constitution and electoral law did not capture that particular aspect that you progress where election has been conducted, held and the result is about to be declared and the candidate dies.
The question is who is going to succeed? Is it the running mate, his deputy or the party has to carry out a fresh election?
In a very proactive society where we have the National Assembly that listens to the people’s voice, by now the National Assembly should have set a motion to have cleared and made electoral law because this is the first time that someone who appears to be a candidate in an election died during the process before the result is announced. So, nothing is so special. I think we need a judiciary interpretation to really know who the objective candidate of APC is.
What is your advice to James Faleke?
Faleke as a running mate is entitled to his action, but I laugh at the same time because here is a man (Faleke) who represented a constituency in Lagos State at the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja. Suddenly, he is... http://www.topcelebritiesng.com/james-faleke-is-in-big-trouble-olufemi-aduwo/