Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, October 31, said he has accepted the Appeal Court’s decision affirming the election of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Senator representing Kogi Central District.
Governor Bello, who also congratulated Akpoti-Uduaghan on her victory, spoke to journalists at the State House, after attending the Police Council meeting.
He has, therefore, called on the people of the state, particularly in Kogi Central where he hails from, to accept the court judgment and remain law-abiding.
Governor Bello emphasized that Akpoti-Uduaghan and Abubakar Sadiq Ohere, who lost his seat as the senator representing the zone as well as himself are relations and have no need to quarrel.
He said that it was his responsibility to ensure that everyone lives in peace and harmony in the state.
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The governor appealed to citizens to continue to prepare for the November 11 gubernatorial election in the state, which he said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win by a landslide.
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.”