INEC Erred By Declaring Kogi Election Inconclusive #KogiDecides

In as much as I tried to remain mute to the conundrum in Kogi State presently due to the demise of Prince Abubakar Audu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer in the last gubernatorial election in the state, the issue keeps re-echoing in my mind.

Though I'm not a lawyer but my sense is working. The shocking death of Audu no doubt was not premeditated nor envisaged but life must go on and there should not be a vacuum in governance.

The succession race was a tug of war but report reaching me says that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has settled for a 40-year old Yahaya Bello who was came second in the primary (shadow) election that prpduced late Audu.

Though the position receives my blessing in that, he Yahaya Bello participated in the primary election then unlike Lagos-based Faleke that was 'handpicked' by late Audu Abubakar after securing the ticket after beating his contenders.

Inaruguably, the running mate to Audu, Faleke did not take or play a official role during the primary election.

I have read of some people claiming that the late Abubakar Audu's son, Mustapha Audu should be used to replace his dad. That idea was a bit utopia!

Is governorship now monarchical? For the fact that his wanted the seat is not a pointer that he wanted same as well.

Position of authority should be given to people that prepare for it. Going by the history of Nigerian presidents, only the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari is prepared to govern others were invited or imposed.

I elated that APC did not shot itself in the leg by presenting his son. I don't want to talk about his alleged rape case that is trending now in the news.

Since the dice has been cast, clash of Interest and supremacy battle can't be avoided because Faleke will be seeing the number one seat as his and the concormitant effect of this may be catastophic on the development of Kogi in the next four years.

Moreover, permit me to state that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) erred for declaring the election inconclusive... Hey! Listen to my reason first before you call for my head.

The flimsy reason made was because the Polling Units cancelled were more than the margin between the two leading candidates.

The voting strength of the Polling Units was announced as 49,953 while the difference between the two main contenders is 41,353.

Though I would have alligned myself with INEC but lo and behold report has it that only 35,000+ collected voters cards.

So for less than 40,000 to collect voters cards, this implies that if every one of the turned out to vote, their total votes will still be less than 40,000.

Now tell me, if they all vote for the incumbent governor, Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), can that invalidate the result?

Though I'm not a graduate of mathematics but I add two numbers together. So logically, the votes cancelled were less than the distance between the two leading candidates.

Conclusion
I call on the INEC to revisit the issue, so as not to create a constitutional problem for posterity. Because this issue can be avoided ab initio but never to late to admit their lacuna and correct it.

Meanwhile, the incumbent governor, Idris Wada and the running mate to Audu, Faleke have approached the courts. 

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