Tagged: Kogi State
Conrad Omodiagbe
This State In Nigeria Just Made Election History
As states across Nigeria continue to hold by-elections earlier postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Kogi state seems to have made history with its recent results as the opposition cries foul. Announcing the results from the recently concluded polls, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mamman Nda Eri, disclosed that […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Opposition Accepts Defeat
Following months of back and forth and a highly publicised court case in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Kogi State, Musa Wada, has finally conceded defeat to his main rival, the state Governor Yahaya Bello following a recent decision by the Supreme Court. Wada, who released a […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Opposition Speaks Ahead of Court Ruling
The opposition party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm in the central state of Kogi ahead of an impending Supreme Court ruling that may alter an initial Court of Appeal ruling and inadvertently affect the result of the state’s 2019 governorship elections. Making a statement to members of the press, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Here’s What May Thwart Election Petitions
Six months after the elections in Kogi West Senatorial District of Kogi State in Nigeria, the legal war between All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Smart Adeyemi, and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dino Melaye, continues. The two candidates are from the two biggest political parties in the country. On Thursday the 23rd of April, […]