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Kogi Governorship Election: Court Confirms APC Candidate Ododo’s

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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday 18th July, 2023, affirmed Mr Ahmed Ododo as the lawful candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Kogi having validly resigned his appointment from Kogi civil service before contesting the primary election. adsbygoogle || []).push({}); googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js">
 
Justice Obiora Egwuatu affirmed Ododo as the APC candidate while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Mr Abubakar Achimugu, also of the APC challenging the candidature of Ododo.
 
Achimugu anchored his suit  on the grounds that Ododo, as at the time he contested the primary election to fly the flag of APC in the Nov. 11 election in Kogi, were still public servants in the state civil service.
 
In the judgment, Justice Egwuatu held that contrary to the claim of Achimugu, evidence showed that Ododo resigned his appointment more than 30 days before participating in the APC primary.
 
The judge said that exhibits tendered by the defendants showed that while Ododo’s resignation letter was received by the Office of the Kogi governor on March 8, that of the 3rd defendant, Mr Salami Deedat, was received on March 9.
 
“I have examined the letters of resignation filed by the defendants, they were addressed to the Kogi governor and were duly received and signed.
 
“A resignation letter becomes effective once it is received and accepted by the relevant authority. It is not when the authority replies the letter that it becomes effective.”
 
The judge held that where a letter of resignation has been received and duly signed, it takes effect and the employee would not be held responsible if the employer continues with the payment of salary.
 
The court said it was convinced that the defendant resigned his appointments as Auditor-General for Local Governments and Deedat as Commissioner for Local Governments respectively before contesting the primary election.
 
“I am satisfied that they resigned their appointments from Kogi government on March 8 and 9 respectively more than 30 days before the April 14 primary election.
 
“I hold that this suit is bereft of any merit and accordingly dismissed,” the judge said.
 
Earlier, the court dismissed the preliminary objection of the defendants claiming that the suit was statute barred having not filed it within 14 days as required by law.
 
The judge agreed with the plaintiff that the cause of action actually occurred on April 14, when Ododo and Deedat contested the primary and not when they purchased the expression of interest and nomination form.
 
The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) had on April 15, declared Ododo winner of APC primary election to elect a candidate for the party’s for the Nov.11 governorship election in the state.
 
Miffed by this,  Achimugu approached the court asking that the primary election be nullified and Ododo be disqualified from contesting the governorship election on grounds that he was still an employee of the Kogi government when he contested.
 
The plaintiff in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/584/2023, claimed that Ododo breached Section 182 of the Constitution, Section 84 of the Electoral Act, 2022, and Article 7 of the APC’s Constitution in participating in the April 14 governorship primary of the APC.
 
Achimugu argued that Ododo’s failure to resign his appointment with the Kogi government, 30 days to the primary, made him ineligible for the Nov. 11guber poll.
 
Listed in the suit as defendants were the APC, Ododo,  Deedat and INEC as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants.
 
Amongst the issues brought before the court for determination was  whether Ododo was eligible to participate in the governorship election slated for Nov. 11.
 
This was in view of the fact that both at the time of submitting their nomination and expression of interest forms, were still  civil/ public servants and employees of Kogi government.
 
This they said was contrary to the provisions of Section 182 (2), Section 84 (10) and (11) of the Electoral Act, 2022 Guidelines for the nomination of candidates.
 
The plaintiff said that if the answer was in the affirmative,  the court should amongst others declare that Ododo and Deedat were not qualified or eligible to have participated in the primary election.
 
This was on the grounds of being persons both employed in public service of Kogi, having failed and neglected to resign, withdraw or retire from employment at least 30 days to the April 14 when the primary election was conducted.
 
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining Ododo from parading himself as gubernatorial candidate of the APC.
 
“An order restraining APC and INEC from dealing with Ododo as the governorship candidate of the APC.
 
 “In the event Ododo was declared winner of the Nov.11 gubernatorial election before the case was fully determined, the certificate of return issued to him by INEC should be withdrawn.”
 
 Mr Josiah Daniel-Ebune, counsel to Achimugu, told newsmen after the court proceedings that he would brief his client on the judgment to know the next line of action.
Source: NAN
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NLM say power will come to son of nobody; as Kuje residents embrace it will high enthusiasm

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Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM says that NLM would take a son of nobody to become somebody without knowing anybody.








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He reiterates this while addressing aspiring NLM members Saturday, February 8th, 2025 in the Kuje Area Council, Abuja.

Hon Yunusa said, “It is a national intervention for emerging new breed of leadership. NLM has come to foster the spirit of unity, prosperity and accountability. That is what NLM has come to do”

“Nigeria Liberty Movement is going to show you what is called politics unusual. It is going to change the entire political platform into what you have not seen before”

“I want to explain again that Nigeria Liberty Movement has come to express and change the political platform of the entire Nigeria into what Nigerians has never imagine it would happen before”

“What I want to let you know now is that begin to have ambition that yes you are going to take leadership.”

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“Nigeria Liberty movement is a movement that would take a son of nobody to become somebody without knowing anybody”

Kuje residents and indigene welcomes NLM with great enthusiasm.

A community leader, Elder Nyiekaa Williams said that NLM is a welcoming development.

Elder Williams said, “I am happy as I have always advocate for this kind of thing in Nigeria, in kuje here, we are not going to query anybody, and we are not going to fight anybody.

But our actions and project on ground will make you believe that these are serious people”

“So, like you said, we are going to call you back here, so that you will know that this assignment you are given us we did or not.”

“We are still going to call you and when you come next time you will know whether this movement have really started”

“and so I was going through some materials by the virtue of a student of Peace and Conflict Resolution, I was able to go through so many borrowed courses where you saw movement that started with a less than 10 person, but they became a political parties, they became movement that were able to even grab Nigeria independence from the British”.

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“So, thank you for coming, God will take you home safely and we are going to deliver Kuje for you. You will be surprised”

Mrs Iwuagwu Prisca , The women leader, NLM, Kuje Rea Council also lend a supportive voice while calling for caution.

She said that, “you make sure that you carry the women along, because it is only women that vote”.

“We vote, at the end you keep us aside, but we can never leave to vote because we are doing it for our children. We are doing to it to make sure that our nation, our country is okay, because any country that is okay, the women will enjoy, the children will also enjoy”, he continued.

The enthusiasm and expectations expressed by the Kuje Area Council members of NLM shows that NLM will be a formidable force there to reckon with in the nearest future.


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NLM National Director, Mobilization and Contact douses mounting tension as Bwari NLM holds maiden meeting

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The National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa says every members including the executive members of Bwari Area Council should remain calm and focused as every matter of concerns will be settled

This is contained in a statement released in Abuja by Prince Comrade Abdulrahman Obaje, Special Assistant, Communication and Public Relation, Office of the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.









There are several complaints maladministration coming from disgruntled members of the Bwari Area Council NLM Excos stemming from the just concluded maiden meeting of the NLM, Bwari Chapter, Saturday, January 1st, 2025.

While others said that nobody should take the credit of the Bwari area council meeting held yesterday except the Bwari chairman that did the magic and Madam, Mrs Gladys Azokor, and the Excos of Bwari NLM

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An Exco that wants to remain anonymity voiced his concerns in a telephone chat, saying that, “Some of us were even stranded as they came from far places to join the meeting and even a high ranking officer that was present went away with the attendance list which he promised to snap and return to us.

Honourable Yunusa while commending the efforts of the executives and members of the Bwari Area Council, and the success of the meeting said that he would have been at the Bwari meeting along with his entourage, however we have to also be at Nasarawa State, to settle the structural formation of Nasarawa State, NLM which was on the list of non-powering state.

The capacity leader which was given the mandate of monitoring all the activities of State, Local Government and ward chapters of NLM promises to closely monitor the activities of Bwari Area Council to ensure that every stakeholder is treated with fairness and justice. He particularly said that their concerns will be addressed within two weeks

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He further revealed that if we want to build a strong society that would stand the test of time, we must not build it on unfairness as every stakeholders must be treated with fairness. And more so, that the Mission and Vision of NLM include fostering freedom, justice and prosperity, we shall always strive to uphold same.

He further call on the Bwari and all other chapters’ executives to continue with the good work of grassroots mobilization and awareness campaign as their activities will not go unnoticed.


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NLM family mobilizers to receive salary, as we are committed to grassroots politics unusual – Hon Suleiman Yunusa

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Nigeria Liberty Movement (NLM) says in its empowerment programs, it will put the family mobilizers on monthly salary, reiterating its commitment to developmental and empowerment programs targeted at the grassroots.





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The National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa reiterated this politics unusual while addressing the Nasarawa State chapter of NLM during their structural formation and maiden edition of state executive meeting at Akwanga, Saturday, February 1st. 2025.

Hon Yunusa said, “Nigeria Liberty Movement is especially concerned with the grassroots”.

While buttressing his point, he said, “I want to let us know that yes, it is those that are in the grassroots that are neglected, and that have been shortchanged”

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“That it is when everything concerning the federal, and the state have been concluded before they hear with their ears and by the time they hear it, before it come to them it has finished,”

“Nigeria Liberty Movement is not a movement or a political party that will come and say it is those at the top that will have first”

“That is why one of the empowerment from the Nigeria Liberty Movement is the family mobilizers”.

“Those who would go from door to door to mobilize people”.

“Do you know what Nigeria Liberty Movement is going to do to them?”

“I want to shock you that it has never happened in Nigeria before. They are going to be paid monthly salary for going from one place to another for mobilizing families”

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“I want to also tell you something”, he continued.

“The ward coordinators, your own is to get 715 people behind you as a ward coordinator, and you have your ten executives who are the family mobilizers. As a ward coordinator, you are not going to spend your one naira, automatically, the ticket of councillorship will be given to you and sponsored by Nigeria Liberty Movement”. He continued.


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