Odigie-Oyegun
WOULD a new governor be sworn into office by default in Kogi State on January 27, 2016? Or could a court injunction suspend the exercise pending the determination of various suits challenging the conduct of the supplementary governorship election, especially the substitution of the deceased flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC)?
Another curious legal puzzle that could affect the inauguration of a new administration in the state, is what percentage ratio does the party platform hold in the election of a governor? Against the background of the ongoing disputations over the elongated governorship election in the confluence state, indications have emerged that the ruling APC may review the actions of its National Working Committee (NWC). The Guardian gathered that the unsavoury development in the Kogi confusion might rub off negatively against the tenure of the national chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun.
Sources within the national headquarters of the APC confided in The Guardian, that majority of party chieftains, especially those from the southern part of the country view the actions of the national chairman with “disgust and disbelief”. They regretted that at a critical point in the party’s progression, Oyegun showed lack of moral strength and understanding of the issues involved pointing out that the national chairman was doodling and shuffling in search of body language to interpret in taking decisions on the Kogi substitution politics. “For instance, most leaders have come to the conclusion that the claim by Oyegun and few others that the decision to adopt Alhaji Yahaya Bello was based on the expert advice of APC lawyers, the decision was actually meant to satisfy the dictate of a powerful figure in the presidency,” the sources hinted.
Contrasting Oyegun’s chairmanship with that of the interim administration of former Governor Bisi Akande, the sources narrated that....
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