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Court Strikes Out All Cases Challenging Kogi Poll, Supplementary Election To Go Ahead

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out all four cases instituted before it in respect of the November 21 governorship election in Kogi state.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who delivered judgment on the consolidated four cases said the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain all the reliefs sought by the various parties.

He said passing judgment on the reliefs would mean usurping the powers of the governorship election tribunal that would be constituted by the President of the Court of Appeal after the supplementary election fixed for Saturday has been held.

Mr. Kolawole said the court affirms that INEC has he power to conduct the November 21 election and the supplementary one to hold on Saturday.

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Kogi Awaits Court’s Ruling A Day To Supplementary Election

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It is less than 24 hours to the supplementary governorship election in Kogi State, and attention is presently in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, where the Federal High Court, will, on Friday, determine whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should go ahead with its plan to conduct a supplementary poll in Kogi State on Saturday.

The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, adjourned for judgment after all the parties adopted their final written addresses on contentious legal issues that arose after the sudden death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abubakar Audu, before the election was concluded.

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INEC Office In Kogi Set Ablaze With Materials Meant For Supplementary Election

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The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State has been set ablaze by unknown persons.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt in Lokoja on Friday that the office was burnt with materials to be used for Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in the area.

NAN reports that Dekina Local Government Area is among the places where the supplementary election in 91 polling units is scheduled to hold.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kogi, Malam Halilu Pai, confirmed the incident but added that the incident, suspected to have occurred at 2a.m., would not affect the election.

He said that the burnt election materials would be replaced and that INEC had relocated to a temporary office in the area.

“We will not succumb to the undemocratic antics of some few, replacement of the election materials are already on the way; the election will go on as scheduled,” Pai said.

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#KogiDecides: APC Required To Produce New Candidate As Supplementary Election Holds December 5- INEC

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The Independent Electoral Commission has released a public notice for the rescheduling of the inconclusive Kogi election, after the demise of Abubakar Audu, APC Gubernatorial Candidate.

INEC noted that APC is expected to bring in a new candidate to replace the deceased candidate, while the supplementary election is slated for December 5th, 2015.

INEC reveals the news update on Twitter, see post below: