Kogi State Governorelect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, yesterday received his certificate of return as governor-elect, with the absence of his presumed running mate, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke. The governor-elect was issued the certificate at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Bello was last week Sunday declared winner of the last supplementary election in the 18 local government areas on Saturday, December 5, 2015. However, his declaration has led to a controversy within and outside his party. His presumed running mate, Faleke, had declared that he won’t be available for the swearing in as deputy governor to Yahaya Bello.
Faleke spoke on Monday in Kabba during APC’s stakeholders’ meeting from Kogi West senatorial district. He said this is in furtherance of his earlier letter to the national leadership of the party not to work with Bello, the governorship candidate. The politician, who was reacting to resolutions reached at the meeting that he should pursue the legal option to a logical conclusion, said the Audu/Faleke ticket remained intact and unchanged.
“I will not disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu. I, James Abiodun Faleke, will not be there for the swearing in if we don’t finish the case before the January 27, 2016. “Nobody consulted me before making me a deputy to Bello; Bello too did not consult me.”
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