Yesterday, Abubakar Audu of APC, was already waiting to be declared
the winner of Kogi election, instead he was declared dead. Edeson
Online News has learnt from reliable sources that INEC officials knew of
Mr. Audu’s death before they announced the results of the election
inconclusive on Sunday. Our source added that the move by INEC to
declare the election inconclusive was to prevent Yoruba man who is the
deputy to AUDU to become the governor of Kogi State. They said the
Yoruba man was choosing by Bola Tinubuto be deputy to Audu. If INEC had announced Audu winner, by now, his deputy will prepare to be sworn in... then, a Yoruba man will become the governor of Kogi State.
Relatives of late Audu Abubukar told Edeson Online News that he
suffered heart-related illness for a long time before he died on Sunday.
He fell ill, vomited blood, slumped and died after casting his vote
yesterday. Incumbent governor of Kogi, Idris Wada, has declared 7 days
mourning. Prince Abubakar Audu will be buried today in line with muslim
rites.
WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
The death of Abubakar Audu, Kogi
State APC Governorship Candidate, yesterday, has called for the review
of the Nigeria’s constitution and Electoral Acts to ensure that all
circumstances are captured.
According to the present Electoral Act,
if a candidate dies before an election, the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, is obligated to postpone the election and
choose a date for election within 14 days.
But no provision is
made if a candidate dies during election like what happened to Abubakar
Audu in Kogi State. However, people are of the view that the Deputy to
late Abubakar Audu should replace him for the polls or another candidate
should be chosen to represent APC.
It should be noted that ,
after the demise of a governor, Nigeria law stipulates that the deputy
can only ascend to the authentic governor if he has been sworn-in
alongside the governor. Unfortunately, the Kogi election was declared
inconclusive before Abubakar Audu’s death, as no winner was announced by
INEC.
It would be recalled that INEC has already cancelled
results of 59 polling units from 18 of the 21 Local Government Areas of
the State.
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ENDY EDESON Reporting
for EDESON ONLINE NEWS
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Kingin Richie Carter
Forget the tribal thing.. looking at it from the history,kogi people are also from the west....
Endy Edeson
@carter: but it's a matter of what the party wants and internal arrangment
Kingin Richie Carter
I don't like apc,I agree with you Endy Edeson am just against the Yoruba thing you wrote......I fucking hate tinubu