APC Okays Police Investigation in Kogi, Cautions SDP, PDP Over ‘Incendiary Rhetorics’
By Kabir Akintayo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed an ongoing investigation conducted by the Nigerian Police, in Kogi, over post election violence in the state.
The party urged the police to be thorough and expeditious in their investigation and to bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice.
POLITICS DIGEST had on Monday reported an attack against the Secretary of the Election Tribunal, Mike Umar David at his residence.
A similar incident had earlier been reported Friday on the attack on Resident Electoral Commissioner Dr. Gabriel Hale Longpet in Kogi state by unidentified gunmen.
While addressing Journalists at the party secretariat on Thursday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka also cautioned both Social Democratic Party (SDP) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over their incendiary rhetorics which he said has continue to incite strife in the state.
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He said “Despite substantial compliance with electoral laws and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the conduct of the elections, the post-election situation in Kogi has been bedeviled by contrived controversies and orchestrated violence that now threaten the peace and security of the good state of Kogi.
“We participated in the Kogi election, our candidate campaigned widely and vigorously to win the hearts and minds of the good Kogi electorate. He built upon the strong record of achievement of Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration and our Party’s progressive manifesto.
“Rather than carry out comprehensive evaluation of the reasons they were rejected at the polls, these parties have continued to peddle falsehood and promote ethnic and social unrest in the state”, Morka said.
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Usman Ododo as the winner of the Off-cycle election in Kogi state polling 446,237, with Muritala Ajaka of SDP polling 259,052, and Dino Melaye of PDP polling 46,362. Ajaka and Dino rejected the election results, citing alleged irregularities but vowed not to challenge the outcome in court.
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