Appeal Court reserves judgment in Kogi election dispute

 

he Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Tuesday reserved judgments in two appeals filed against the decision of the election tribunal which upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
The appeals were filed by James Faleke of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The court announced after hearing parties adopted their briefs of argument that a date for judgments will be communicated to them.
Faleke’s lawyer, Akin Olujimi (SAN), urged the court to set aside the decision of the tribunal.
Olujimi equally urged the court to void Bello’s election on the grounds that he (Bello) was not properly nominated.
He argued that Bello did not participate in all the electioneering processes as required by law before he emerged as his party’s candidate in rerun election.
Olujimi urged the court to allow the appeal and declare Faleke the proper person for the governorship seat.