Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, says James Faleke will be replaced as deputy governor-elect should the need arise.
Odigie-Oyegun said this in Abuja on Wednesday in an interaction with newsmen.
Faleke, who was running mate to late Abubakar Audu in the Nov. 21 gubernatorial elections in Kogi, rejected the same position after the party replaced Audu with Alhaji Yayaha Bello, who was runner-up in the party’s primaries.
Faleke demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should declare him governor-elect, and chose Audu’s son, Mohammed, as his running mate. He threatened to court of INEC failed to do so, and had since gone to court.
Odigie-Oyegun said: “On the Faleke issue, it is rather a straightforward and easy issue; we have replaced a governorship candidate.
“If the need arises and subject to what the law says, we will also get a deputy governorship candidate but we will cross those bridges as they arise but they have not arisen yet.’’
On Falake’s statement not to be available for swearing-in on Jan. 27, 2016, he said, “as a political party, we simply understand the frustration that emanated from the death of Abubakar Audu.
“However, it is normal for us to accommodate the immediate reactions coming from the people involved.
“They were at the gate of victory but the gate was shut in their faces because of the unfortunate death of their mentor, Abubakar Audu, who would have been our governor in the state.
“So, a lot of things which normally we would not have accepted happened but we have to accept them so long that everybody will simmer down as time pass by.
“Wielding the big stick in a situation like this might not be appropriate but there will be a timeline to it, enough will be enough at a certain time.’’
According to the chairman, issues in the state have been resolved in favour of the APC even as the entire polity had to be original to finding solutions to problems which were not detailed in the Constitution.
“In the next few weeks depending on who goes to court or who doesn’t, we will know the boundaries of the law in respect of these issues.
“As at now we are very glad with the results that we have got and I’m very sure that they would be upheld virtually in every tribunal whatsoever, because we have adopted simple commonsense solution, legally defendable,’’ he said.
He said that the party was not disturbed by the cases in court on the Kogi situation, stating that it was still evolving.
‘’We cross every bridge as we get to it; we’ll wait and see who does what and work out answers that meet each situation
“We have thought the process through and we have won the election in Kogi; those we feel aggrieved, it is for them to call to question whatever they feel aggrieved about and we are going to meet them on those grounds.
“For us in APC, Kogi is a settled issue; if you want to go to the tribunal, we’ll meet you there. If you want to go to court, we’ll meet you there,’’ he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I Thank God for the graet wisdom imparted on our amiable APC chairman . More wisdom to you your Excellency John Odigie-Oyegun
ReplyDeleteI Thank God for the graet wisdom imparted on our amiable APC chairman . More wisdom to you your Excellency John Odigie-Oyegun
ReplyDeleteOyegun the APC chairman threat to replace the deputy governor elect Mr James Abiodun Faleke is laughable and it exposes his ignorance and poverty of reasoning as party leader. No wonder his decision on the leadership of both houses of national assembly were thrown back at his face and so will his poverty of reasoning on his threat to replace an elected deputy governor be thrown out to his face again. No amount of threat from the misguided APC chairman will stop the popular mandate of the people of Kogi State freely expressed and given in the November governorship election of which James Abiodun Faleke has a moral burden to actualize. This view of mine l hold, l hold it very strongly that James Abiodun Faleke is the Governor elect for Kogi State .
ReplyDeleteUptill Today No APC Man has come up wt Wat Killed Audu Instead dey ar fighting for position Oh APC....a family Member told us dat de Man had Dinner wt APC Chiefs frm South West soon after he had Stomach pull and de following Morning he died ..... Dat report is thrown into de bin Faleke and some big APC boss has not Cared to think on ds instead dey ar making replacement sombody reaping what he did not Sow.....dere is God o o o o o
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