Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications has commended the Appeal Court judgment affirming the victory of Alh. Usman Ododo as the democratically elected Governor of Kogi State.
Hailing the judgment, Fanwo noted that the judgment represents “echoes of the indisputable victory” of the Governor at the poll.
Addressing journalists shortly after the judgment on Thursday, the Kogi State Government Spokesman said the Governor will remain unwavering in his faith in the judiciary.
Fanwo said: “Today’s judgment represents echoes of our victory on November 11, 2023. We campaigned round the state and worked hard to reassure the people that our party is the most reliable to take the state forward.
“November 11 will continue to be remembered in Kogi State as the day that Kogites across the Senatorial Districts united to speak with one voice, birthing a resounding victory for the incumbent Governor.
“Today’s verdict has offered another great opportunity for those who lost at the poll and in the courts to join the Governor in moving the state forward”.
The Commissioner noted that the court case did not in any way slow governance down, as the Governor has continued to “roll up his sleeves and deliver democracy dividends to the great people of the State.
“The jubilation that greeted the verdict affirming the victory of the Chief Servant of Kogi State is a demonstration of the triumph of the people’s will,” Fanwo stated.
The Commissioner charged the people of the state to continue to support the Governor in order to make it the Confluence of Excellence.
Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the election of Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State.
A three-man panel of the appellate court affirmed the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi State in the November 11, 2023 governorship election after dismissing the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party’s candidate, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka.
The Appellate Court, while resolving all four grounds of appeal against the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, held that the petitioners failed to prove all the allegations in their petition beyond a reasonable doubt.
