Kogi Congress: Vote of No Confidence by LG Chairmen - a gathering of thieves, impostors and their collaborators, Group calls for their immediate arrest and prosecution.


July 30, 2024

Our attention has been drawn to the unfortunate events unfolding in Kogi state as regards the congress which was meant to have taken place on the 27th July, 2024 in Kogi state.

For the records, we are not unaware that some desperate and self-serving politicians attempted to ruin the congress by hijacking electoral materials meant for the congress which led to the suspension of the congress by the state Party Caretaker Committee to forestall impending political crises.

We are appalled by the show of shame in the name of "vote of no confidence" by some party chairmen across the state.

African Youth Leadership Initiative wish to state unequivocally that the actions of these chairmen by association is nothing short of fraudulent, and impersonation which contravenes the provisions of the law.

Section 484 of the Code of Conduct Act of Nigeria is unambiguously clear on this matter. It read thus; Any person who, with intent to defraud any person, falsely represents himself to be some other person, living or dead, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for three years.

There is no way these chairmen will feign ignorance to the fact that six (6) out of their so-called members are impostors. This, again calls for questioning of the chairmen, and begs the question if they are an accomplices to the impostors?


Section 10 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act is also clear on this matter; A person who receives or assists another who is, to his knowledge, guilty of an offence, in order to enable him to escape punishment, is said to become an accessory after the fact to the offence.

It is on above premise that we call for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the impostors who issued the statement of vote of no confidence and appended their signatures to the document.

These documents which is already in the public domain will now be tendered as exhibits of the crime.