Governor Wada Sets Up Hand-over Committee, Still Heads to Court Over Kogi Election

 

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State on Tuesday, December 8, announced the setting up of a handover committee to facilitate transitioning to a new government.

 

Wada, who lost his bid for a second tenure, will hand over to Alhaji Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won last Saturday’s poll.

 

The governor, whose four- year term will end on January 26, vowed to challenge the result of the election.

 

He said the committee, to be headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, is expected to manage the process leading to the hand over on January 27.

 

The committee, Wada noted, is to work with a similar committee by the APC to ensure a smooth transition. He also set up a steering committee to be headed by Deputy Governor Yomi Awoniyi.

 

Wada however said he would still challenge the result of the election in court.

 

Addressing Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) stakeholders at a meeting in Lokoja, Wada said he wanted to seek interpretation of the law and relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act in connection with the election.