Confusion in APC as Kogi January 27th Governorship Inauguration Gets Closer


YAHAYA FALEKECategory: Kogi News


There is confusion in APC over challenges facing the upcoming inauguration of the Governor-Elect of Kogi State for January 27 as Hon. James Faleke insists to shun the event.

According to reports, Mr. Faleke insisted that there was no going back on his earlier decision that he was late Audu's running mate, and should become the governor-elect following the death of Audu.


Faleke said he would not pair with Alhaji Bello and has since approached the court to declare him as the governorship candidate of APC.

According to a report by Nigerian Pilot, officials of the presidency and the national leaders of the APC have met a brick wall in their move to sway Faleke to change his mind ahead of the inauguration. Several meetings are said to be taking place at various levels to resolve the impasse to avoid likely constitutional crisis if Alhaji Bello is sworn-in as governor without a deputy.

It was gathered that the dilemma of APC leaders is compounded by the thawed relationship between the presidency and the former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is the political mentor of Faleke. Supporters of Tinubu are aggrieved that President Muhammadu Buhari shoved the acclaimed national leader aside after using him, his resources and political structure to win the 2015 presidential election.

The cold treatment meted out to the Tinubu’s camp and key members of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, is hampering the resolution of the Kogi crisis, as APC leaders and the presidency are at a loss over how to approach Tinubu to intervene in the crisis and prevail on James Faleke to team up with Yahaya Bello as his deputy.



Spokesman of the Faleke group, Dr. Tom Ohikere, confirmed to the Nigerian Pilot Sunday in a telephone interview last night that the position of Faleke has not changed despite the moves by the APC leaders. According to him, many things are happening behind the scene to resolve the issue but the Kogi logjam is a very complex one because of the issues involved

Related Posts via Categories:
Published under: Kogi News
Send stories for publishing to admin@ackcity.net
Be Our Fan On Facebook
Follow Us @ACKCITY On Twitter
Want updates via;
BB: 568235DD
Channel Pin: C00352CD2
WhatsApp: (234) 08105649346
Advertise your products & services;
Call: (234) 08105649346, 08121807240
E-mail: info@ackcity.net

No comments

Powered by Blogger.