Pick Audu’s Son Or We Impeach Your Choice, Kogi Lawmakers Threaten APC

Eleven All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in Kogi state have
endorsed Mohammed Audu, son of the late Abubabar Audu, threatening to
oust any other governor who emerges other than their choice.
Maman Rabiu, a member of the Kogi state house of assembly, who spoke
on behalf of the APC lawmakers, said the younger Audu has the clout of
his father and is capable to lead the state.

We present to the national leadership, Prince Mohammed Audu to
replace his late father. It is not because he is the first son, but
try him, he is very intelligent and equal to the task. With him, we
will have the Kogi of our dream," he said.

It is not a threat, but we told them that we have no intention of
washing our dirty linen in public. Removing somebody is just a two
minutes job for us as lawmakers in the state.
We are the legislators and have told the national chairman our
position that in any case anybody is smuggled in contrary to what we
present to them, we know the best way to remove him."

Rabiu advised the party to accept its recommendation, saying James
Faleke could still be retained as the deputy governorship candidate.
"We are the electorates and we know why we are here. There will be no
solution to this problem without giving us listening ear. Prince Audu
was the man who went through primary before nominating Faleke as his
deputy," he said.

We are not asking Faleke to stay away from the ticket. We equally
worked with him during the campaigns. What we are saying is that it
should be Mohammed Audu/Faleke ticket. The two of them must work
together.

‎The Kogi governorship election was declared inconclusive on Sunday,
the same day Audu died.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had requested APC
to send a substitute candidate, and fixed December 5 for a
supplementary election, but the party is yet to present any candidate.

On Thursday, Faleke, the late Audu's‎ running mate, asked INEC to
declared him governor, just as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
urged the electoral umpire to declare Idris Wada, its candidate winner
of the November 21 governorship election.