Faleke Goes To Election Tribunal Over Kogi Governorship Poll

The Kogi state deputy governor-elect, James Faleke, who was running mate to late Abubakar Audu of All Progressives Congress (APC) in November 21 governorship poll in Kogi, has challenged the election in a petition he filed at the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.

Faleke, accompanied by Mohammed Audu, son of Abubakar Audu, and lawyers, submitted the petition to the clerk of the tribunal in Lokoja today. The Secretary of the tribunal, Akanji Akinlabi, who received the petition, said the contents were yet to become public.

Faleke is challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision which declared the election inconclusive.

Faleke told newsmen that he was confident that justice would be done in the matter and that he did not join his party, the APC as a respondent in the suit.

He said he challenged INEC’s decision in declaring the election inconclusive when the result showed that by all standards, the election was concluded and won by the APC ticket of Audu and Faleke.

Audu’s son, Mohammed also told newsmen that his support for Faleke’s decision to challenge INEC’S decision was in line with the decision of elders and family of his late father.[myad]