There
is tension in Kogi state political circles as the Supreme Court will in
few hours decide on the political logjam rocking in the state for some
months now.
The Supreme Court will in the next few hours determine the fate of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
While there are five appeals against the Court of Appeal rulings,
in summary, the Supreme Court will decide if Mr. Bello should continue
as Kogi governor or vacate office.
One of those appeals is by the immediate past governor of the state
and candidate of the opposition PDP, Idris Wada. Another is by James
Faleke who was the deputy governorship candidate to late Abubakar Audu
who died before the final announcement of results by the electoral
commission, INEC.
While the ruling APC replaced late Mr. Audu with Mr. Bello, Mr.
Faleke believes he should have automatically become the party’s
governorship candidate and eventual governor after the death of his
principal
Whatever verdict by the Supreme Court today will be the final decision on the controversy that has lingered for several months.
Governor Bello’s special adviser on media and strategy, Abdulmalik
Abdulkareem, had earlier expressed confidence that they will come out
victorious.
“We are not shaken, we know that the rule of law will take its
course, God willing, we are set to make a legal record that will become a
precedent.
“The Nigerian legal system is developing and we are happy that our case is adding impetus to the Nigerian judiciary,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of Wada, his special adviser, media and
strategy, Jacob Edi, restated his principal’s belief in the judiciary,
particularly the Supreme Court. His words:
“We expect to win the case, we have always had confidence in
the judiciary and we have kept advancing to the last stage, that is why
we are at the Supreme Court. The judiciary is the ultimate for the
common man.
“The framers of the constitution are aware that at every stage
of the case newer interpretations will come up. We believe that the
Supreme Court will look deeper into the case, particularly with the
minority judgment.
“Whatever decision taken will deepen democracy as the case is
novel, it will be a landmark judgment. We have confidence in the
independence of the Supreme Court.”
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