Politics
… Lauds INEC Over Resolution Of Kogi Confusion
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the swift resolution of the confusion that arose in Kogi State and other states as a result of last week’s judgement of the Supreme Court on tenure of state governors.
The PDP said in a statement in Abuja that the timely intervention of the electoral umpire had no doubt doused the raging tension and uncertainty that citizens of the affected States were thrown into and particularly applauded INEC for the directive given for the immediate swearing in of Captain Idris Wada as Governor of Kogi State whose election was already concluded before the judgement.
The party noted that INEC’s decision to quickly fix new dates for the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Cross River, Adamawa and Sokoto States as well as the endorsement of candidates duly nominated by the various political parties had gone a long way in calming frayed nerves, reducing
Justus Awaji, Abuja