Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello says he will
not give in to the demands from chieftains of
APC in his state, asking him to resign over his
double voters registration.
Last week, some APC chieftains in the state led
by Senator Dino Melaye, held a press conference
where they called on him to resign over his
double voters registration or face impeachment
by the lawmakers at the state House of
Assembly.
INEC last week issued a statement accusing
Yahaya of committing an illegality by doing his
voters registration twice. In a statement
released by his Director-General on Media and
Publicity, Kingsley Fanwon today, Yahaya said
those demanding for his resignation are political
jokers.
According to Yahaya, the issue of his double
registration during the exercise is being
overblown by his opponents to score cheap
goals. He said he welcomes INEC's decision to
cancel the latter registration. He noted that the
Kogi State House of Assembly will not be
blackmailed into reversing the gains of
democracy in the state.