National leaders and governors of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), held a meeting last night, November 25, in Abuja to
brainstorm on ways to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC),
from the December 5 supplementary elections in Kogi state.
Following the death of Audu Abubakar, the APC governorship candidate last Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), scheduled a supplementary election for December 5 and asked the APC to submit the name of a replacement for the deceased.
According to a source who was at the meeting, the PDP leadership met to weigh their options on how to stop APC from participating in the supplementary election on the basis of the death of its candidate, Vanguard reports.
Two options were said to have been weighed. The first was for the opposition to go to court to remove the APC from the contest on the claim that it no longer had a valid ticket of a governorship candidate and a deputy governorship candidate in the supplementary election.
The second was to press INEC to declare the PDP’s governorship candidate, Governor Idris Wada as winner of the election as he was the second highest scorer and the only one with a valid ticket after the completion of the election.
It was gathered from sources that court papers including the originating summons have been prepared with the legal officers of the party waiting for the go-ahead from the National Caucus.
The opposition leaders also reportedly discussed the “increasing reign of impunity in the country.”
The meeting was being hosted by Governor Segun Mimiko of Ondo state in the Ondo state governor’s lodge in Abuja.
Among those present at the PDP meeting were the national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, who chaired the meeting; some members of the NWC, members of the Board of Trustees, BoT and some governors.
Meanwhile, Governor Wada has reportedly approached the Federal High Court in Lokoja to be declared winner on the claim that he is the candidate with the highest number of votes alive.
Sources privy to the court action disclosed that Wada is arguing that the difference in votes between him and Philip Salawu, the Labour Party candidate is more than 49,000 and as such there should be no supplementary election.
Officials of the INEC are still waiting for the APC to submit the name of a replacement for the late Audu.
The APC, which was leading in the Kogi poll had called a meeting of the National Working Committee to deliberate on choosing the process of replacing Audu but it failed to hold. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the national chairman of the party blamed the failure on the burial ceremonies of Mama H.I.D. Awolowo that took place in Ikenne, Ogun State yesterday. He promised the meeting would hold today.
Following the death of Audu Abubakar, the APC governorship candidate last Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), scheduled a supplementary election for December 5 and asked the APC to submit the name of a replacement for the deceased.
According to a source who was at the meeting, the PDP leadership met to weigh their options on how to stop APC from participating in the supplementary election on the basis of the death of its candidate, Vanguard reports.
Two options were said to have been weighed. The first was for the opposition to go to court to remove the APC from the contest on the claim that it no longer had a valid ticket of a governorship candidate and a deputy governorship candidate in the supplementary election.
The second was to press INEC to declare the PDP’s governorship candidate, Governor Idris Wada as winner of the election as he was the second highest scorer and the only one with a valid ticket after the completion of the election.
It was gathered from sources that court papers including the originating summons have been prepared with the legal officers of the party waiting for the go-ahead from the National Caucus.
The opposition leaders also reportedly discussed the “increasing reign of impunity in the country.”
The meeting was being hosted by Governor Segun Mimiko of Ondo state in the Ondo state governor’s lodge in Abuja.
Among those present at the PDP meeting were the national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, who chaired the meeting; some members of the NWC, members of the Board of Trustees, BoT and some governors.
Meanwhile, Governor Wada has reportedly approached the Federal High Court in Lokoja to be declared winner on the claim that he is the candidate with the highest number of votes alive.
Sources privy to the court action disclosed that Wada is arguing that the difference in votes between him and Philip Salawu, the Labour Party candidate is more than 49,000 and as such there should be no supplementary election.
Officials of the INEC are still waiting for the APC to submit the name of a replacement for the late Audu.
The APC, which was leading in the Kogi poll had called a meeting of the National Working Committee to deliberate on choosing the process of replacing Audu but it failed to hold. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the national chairman of the party blamed the failure on the burial ceremonies of Mama H.I.D. Awolowo that took place in Ikenne, Ogun State yesterday. He promised the meeting would hold today.
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