All might not have been heard about how the incumbent Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was returned by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the November 16th poll.
Latest investigation reveals that the number of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) collected in Okene, the LGA of the APC candidate was 48,065 after 118,543 persons registered in the Council Area.
What is rather a miracle or a miracle multiplication was how Yahaya Bello of the APC garnered a total of 112,764 votes as announced by the electoral umpire.
Going by the results announced by the electoral commission, the number of votes cast exceeded the number of PVCs collected by 64,543.
Journalist101 recalls that the election was marred by irregularities and unpresidented voters inducement and violent which led to the death of not less than 9 persons in the state including the nephew to Senator Dino Melaye.
Various monitoring groups has called for the cancellation of the entire electoral process describing it as a “charade” and the candidate of the PDP has long rejected the result.
