Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has eventually accepted the Appeal Court’s decision affirming the election of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Senator representing Kogi Central District.
Bello, who on Tuesday congratulated Akpoti-Uduaghan on her victory, spoke to journalists at the State House, after attending the Police Council meeting, and urged Kigi people of the state, especially in Kogi Central to accept the court judgment and remain law-abiding.
Governor Bello hails from the Kogi Central Senatorial District.
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He stated that he was relative of both Akpoti-Uduaghan and Abubakar Sadiq Ohere, who lost his seat as the senator representing the zone and, therefore, have no need to quarrel, adding that he had responsibility to ensure peace and harmony in the state.
He said: “I accept the decision of the appeal court and I use this opportunity to congratulate my sister Barrister Natasha as a senator of the Kogi central senatorial district.
“I, as the executive governor of Kogi State, received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal nullifying the election of Senator Abubakar Sadiq Ohere and affirming Barrister Natasha Akpoti as the senator representing Kogi Central.”