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Peculiar Mess: Two Governors Emerge In Kogi...As AGF Adoke Orders Withdrawal Of Wada's Security Details
Following the sack of five governors by the supreme court today,one of the affected states, Kogi has been plunged into a peculiar mess as two new governors emerged in the state this evening and the two sworn in by judicial officers. While the elected governor, Idris Wada and his deputy, Yomi Awoniyi were sworn in on the order of the sacked ...
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Confusion In Kogi As Gov Idris Rejects Assembly Speaker, Swears In Gov-Elect Instead...Chief Judge Boycotts Ceremony
The Kogi state capital, Lokoja was this afternoon thrown into confusion which is still raging as the sacked governor of the state defied the federal government directive that House of Assembly speakers of the five states whose governors were removed earlier today by the supreme court should take over the leadership of the affected states. In defiance of the directive ...
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Supreme Court Explains Removal Of Kogi, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Sokoto,C/River Governors ...Says It's Illegal For Them To Stay In Office Beyond Eight Years
Nigeria's apex court, the Supreme Court today explained that governors Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River) whose tenure were earlier extended by a Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal beyond May 29, 2011 were sacked because it was unconstitutional and illegal for their tenure to exceed the ...
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Sack Of 5 Govs: FG Directs Assembly Speakers To Take Charge In Affected States...Asks Security Agencies To Move In
The federal government has directed House of Assembly speakers of the five states whose governors were sacked by the supreme court a couple of hours ago to step in and take charge of leadership of the affected states even as it directed the newly appointed Inspector General of police Mohammed Abubakar and heads of other security agencies to step in ...
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Breaking News!! Supreme Court Sacks Five Governors
The tenure elongation bid by five state governors was today nullified by the supreme court which few minutes ago ruled that their tenure elapsed in May 29 last year. The governors are Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River) who are all members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The decision ...
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