Some electorate in Kogi, have approached a
Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the return
and swearing-in of Alhaji Yahaya
Bello as the
governor of Kogi as null and void
The suit, number FHC/ABJ/C3/535/ /2017, was
filed on June 16 before Justice John Tsoho of the
Federal High Court 3, Abuja, according to
documents made available to newsmen on
Tuesday in Lokoja.

Mr Michael Elokun, Mr Ibrahim Sule and Mrs
Hawa Adamu , all registered voters in Kogi are
the electorate suing Bello on behalf of over 1.2
million registered voters in the state.
Other defendants in the suit are: the All
Progressives Party (APC), Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) as well as the Minister of
Justice and the Attorney-General of the
Federation.

In the originating summon supported by a 19-
paragraph affidavit, the petitioners are asking the
court to remove the governor on grounds that he
is not a registered voter in Kogi.

The petitioners also urged the court to remove
Bello on the grounds that he was not validly
nominated in writing to contest the 2015
governorship election by any registered voter in
the state.

They contended that this was in accordance with
Section 32 of the 2010 Electoral Act as amended.
Elokun, Sule and Adamu want the court to affirm
that since Bello was not a registered voter in
Kogi, he could not be nominated for any elective
position or be voted for by the electorate in the
state.

On this premise, the petitioners are asking the
court to declare as null and void the declaration
of Bello as the winner of the governorship election
held in the state in 2015 by the INEC.

No date had been fixed to hear the suit.


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Dino fighting back.

smartty68:
This is madness at its peak! Is just like making an external body a DG without certificates in a company!

Where were they when he was campaigning
Who sweared him in

Oh he automatically crowned himself the governor of Kogi State without anyone stopping him!

Gosh! What a barbaric country I live in!

With the likes of Bello & Dino Kogi State is cursed!

bellonnever campaigned, he profited from audus death.. The electorate really hard no choice

babyfaceafrica:
bellonnever campaigned, he profited from audus death.. The electorate really hard no choice

Even if he never did campaigned, why wait for this long before seeking for his withdrawal ni!

Lol. And people everywhere. Do they think because the constituents can recall a lawmaker then they can also call a governor? governor bello has been affirmed by the supreme court, the only way he can be booted out is through impeachment. Dino is on a long thing.

Dino is fighting back

smartty68:

Even if he never did campaigned, why wait for this long before seeking for his withdrawal ni!

na dem sabi..kogi get issues

tesppidd:
Lol. And people everywhere. Do they think because the constituents can recall a lawmaker then they can also call a governor? governor bello has been affirmed by the supreme court, the only way he can be booted out is through impeachment. Dino is on a long thing.

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Bro, look at your laws very well. The case the Supreme Court delivered judgement on is different from this one.

If you look at the electoral act, Bello is not qualified to be Governor because he's not a registered voter in Kogi state. We shouldn't allow these politicians to trample on our laws

The Supreme Court has spoken on the election of Bello. That decision is final.

The ten million naira question: How is Yahaya Bello still governor of Kogi State? To be honest,what brought him to power was more of a selection than an election. Anybody who thinks otherwise is either being mischievous or economical with the truth. #Fact.

Senator Dino versus Govern.Bello while the Kogi electorates as the umpire will really be a comic relief to watch.Nigeria on the brink.Confusion everywhere.