December 08, 2015 at 4:49 pm in News

By Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA-BARELY 72hours after the conclusion of the supplementary governorship election in Kogi state, the deputy governorship aspirant to the Late Abubakar Audu, Abiodun Faleke who refused to deputise Yahaya Bello who succeeded late Audu in the election, on Tuesday, showed up in the House of Representatives, where he took part in the legislative business of the day.
Faleke who rejected being declared governor-elect of Kogi State after the death of his principal, Prince Audu currently represents Ikeja Federal Constituency in the 8th House of Representatives where he also chairs the Committee on Customs and Excise.
The towering lawmaker stormed the green chamber spotting a white flowing ‘Agbada’ and a hand-made red cap, amid cheers from his colleagues in the House as he approached the chair where he held a brief chat with Speaker Yakubu Dogara before resuming to take his seat.
Faleke who rejected his re-nomination as deputy governorship candidate to the eventual winner and governor-elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has since gone to court asking the Judiciary to declare him governor-elect instead of Yahaya Bello whose name the All Progressives Congress (APC) forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as subtitle to the late Prince Audu.
In the suit, Faleke argues that both the INEC and the APC erred by, first, declaring the election inconclusive when the circumstances leading to cancellation of votes in most of the affected polling units bothered on over-voting and refusal to use card reader which amounted to violation of the electoral Act of 2010.
He is also faulting APC’s decision to substitute late Audu with Yahaya Bello when he (Faleke) who participated in all the stages of the election with the late candidate should have been the replacement as against Yahaya Bello who did not participate in all the stages of the election apart from the primaries where he came second.
His camp also accused Yahaya Bello of anti party activities during the inconclusive poll, saying that the latter worked against the interest of the APC which accounted for why the party even lost his own polling booth in Okene.
However, efforts to get views of lawyers concerning the legal implication of the development could not yield results as at press time.


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In Yahaya Bello we trust. I am seeing Abiodun Faleke as future " Saraki " judas.

madridguy:
In Yahaya Bello we trust. I am seeing Abiodun Faleke as future " Saraki " judas.

I d tell you oooo..... Sometimes, politics D be like mathematics Weh dem D solve..... D more you look D less you see

Who are those who said Faleke will lose? Lose what?

He is still in the House of Reps with a good chance of being declared governor.
He still chairs the house committee on customs and still relevant.

Wada is the biggest loser as the fight is between Yahaya Bello and Faleke. He has lost

col

This man 4 just manage oo tomorrow could be........

Who then will become d deputy.
Can the governor be sworn in without a deputy.
Is it constitutional for APC to bring in anoda deputy to be sworn in.

U see why it shud av been supreme court that out to have decided d way forward for the Kogi logjam. By that nobody wud av been thinking of approaching court. That is hw it is done in developed con3. But what do we get here, d attorney will arm twist INEC into taking a decision instead of approaching supreme court .

When IPOB calls my con3 zoo it wud look like they are insulting us.

Mynd44:
Who are those who said Faleke will lose? Lose what?

He is still in the House of Reps with a good chance of being declared governor.
He still chairs the house committee on customs and still relevant.

Wada is the biggest loser as the fight is between Yahaya Bello and Faleke. He has lost

Wada is a complete failure.

I listen to one of his useless campaign promising the people to follow up with the bail-out fund from Abuja and ensure it comes.

Can you imagine ? Promising to follow up with 'gbese' ? not even how to improve his state IGR.

Thank God he is now a loser. Thou, I don't prefer the dead man also. (all of dem na d same criminal)

Mynd44:
Who are those who said Faleke will lose? Lose what?

He is still in the House of Reps with a good chance of being declared governor.
He still chairs the house committee on customs and still relevant.

Wada is the biggest loser as the fight is between Yahaya Bello and Faleke. He has lost

Exactly! Faleke is in a win win situation. If he wins in court, he can become governor, until then, he collects his gbemu as HOR member. Much better than a deputy sitting on thin air.

Firefire:



Wada is a complete failure.

I listen to one of his useless campaign promising the people to follow up with the bail-out fund from Abuja and ensure it comes.

Can you imagine ? Promising to follow up with 'gbese' ? not even how to improve his state IGR.

Thank God he is now a loser. Thou, I don't prefer the dead man also. (all of dem na d same criminal)

Oh really? But I saw tweets by Tonyebarcanista and Adeyanju Deji on the #ThisIsWada hashtag taking about how much Wada is the best thing to have happened to Kogi since slice bread and was even attempting to show him as the most performing governor of all times.

I am shocked he got that much votes sef

olapluto:

Exactly! Faleke is in a win win situation. If he wins in court, he can become governor, until then, he collects his gbemu as HOR member. Much better than a deputy sitting on thin air.

Yup. He has his seat and can afford to sue everyone to court with the chance of being declared Governor eventually.

Been a deputy to a Yahaya Bello is just a wrong move.

And you say PDP won't collect that victory in court?
Let's wait and see.

Mynd44:

Oh really? But I saw tweets by Tonyebarcanista and Adeyanju Deji on the #ThisIsWada hashtag taking about how much Wada is the best thing to have happened to Kogi since slice bread and was even attempting to show him as the most performing governor of all times.

I am shocked he got that much votes sef

I detest corrupt elements, irrespective of which party they belong.

Firefire:



Wada is a complete failure.

I listen to one of his useless campaign promising the people to follow up with the bail-out fund from Abuja and ensure it comes.

Can you imagine ? Promising to follow up with 'gbese' ? not even how to improve his state IGR.

Thank God he is now a loser. Thou, I don't prefer the dead man also. (all of dem na d same criminal)

@Bolded excatly recycled criminals!

veekid:
So?

That

So?

Ok

Yaya Bello is destined to be Governor

Some people won't like this news.... Anyway I'm just here to read comments and give likes.

Lol

This guy is a greedy clown! He wants to be lawmaker of one state and governor of another Oloriburuku oshi!

madridguy:
In Yahaya Bello we trust. I am seeing Abiodun Faleke as future " Saraki " judas.

You must be a dolt..

How has asking for what rightfully belong to him being betrayal

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Nice step...

It's better than sitting down.. Waiting for court to make you governor..

I blame Inec for the burahaha..

I believe Faleke is going to win in court. The man is very courageous