Tag: Kogi Governorship election
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(updated) Supreme Court fixes new date for Kogi guber judgement
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, fixed August 31 to deliver judgments on two separate appeals that are seeking to nullify the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. A seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Ibrahim, okayed the appeals for justice…
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Omoluabi congratulates Gov. Bello on Appeal Court victory
The Senior Special Assistant to Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Political Matters, Omoluabi Olabode Adeyemi has congratulated the governor on the Abuja division of the Appeal Court ruling affirming his victory. Omoluabi in a statement issued on Saturday described the judgement as landmark and an affirmation of the people’s mandate he secured at…
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Appeal Court affirms governor Yahaya Bello’s election
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Saturday affirmed the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. A five-man panel of the court was unanimous in dismissing the four appeals filed, challenging the decisions of the election tribunal which earlier upheld Bello’s election. The panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro, held that the appellants…