We had clear win in Kogi guber poll, prepared for any litigation: APC

Mr Fanwo described the outcome of the election in Kogi as a “resounding victory” that would be difficult for anyone to upturn in the courts.

News Agency of Nigeria • November 14, 2023

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it had a clear and convincing victory at Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election and was not afraid of litigation.

Kingsley Fanwo, the spokesperson for the Kogi APC Governorship Campaign Council, made the remarks at a news conference in Lokoja on Tuesday.

Mr Fanwo described the outcome of the election in Kogi as a “resounding victory” that would be difficult for anyone to upturn in the courts.

“It is laughable for a candidate who claimed to win only in his zone to be crying foul and calling for the cancellation of the results of the areas where he was massively rejected.

“It is akin to a poor student who scored 20 per cent on a test to call for the cancellation of the 80 per cent he missed to make him score 100 per cent.

“Our candidate and now the governor-elect, Usman Ododo, won the election across the three senatorial districts, while the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muritala Yakubu-Ajaka, claimed to have won in his senatorial district alone.

“He didn’t win any local government area in the West or Central. Mr Ododo won all the local government areas in two of the three senatorial districts and went ahead to win one local government area in the East senatorial district,” said Mr Fanwo.

The APC spokesman called for the arrest of Dino Melaye, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for publicly alleging that he had access to the backend server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“For claiming to have access to the backend server of INEC is like walking into the prison yard and demanding to be locked up.

“Security agencies have no tedious job to do on a suspect who confesses to a crime. Dino Melaye has openly confessed that he hacked into the backend of INEC.

“Melaye should be arrested and prosecuted for cybercrime, ” he said.

Mr Fanwo, however, thanked the Kogi residents for turning out en masse and giving massive support to APC during the election, which he said was the most peaceful, freest, credible and successful election ever in the state.

He also thanked President Bola Tinubu for creating a level playing ground for all the candidates during the election.

(NAN)

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