Just In: Kogi Assembly Majority Leader Resigns, Gives Strong Reason
- Kogi state assembly majority leader, Alhaji Murktar Bajeh, on Wednesday, April 12, stepped down from his position
- This was after Governor Yahaya Bello tagged nine of the 25 Assembly members as terrorists for their alleged roles during the March 18 elections held in the state
- Bajeh, in a letter addressed to the House, resigned in protest of being called a terrorist by the governor
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The Kogi state House of Assembly majority leader, Alhaji Murktar Bajeh (APC-Okehi), has resigned from his position.
Bajeh, on Wednesday, April 12, resigned in protest of the terrorism allegations thrown at him and eight other colleagues, Daily Trust report confirmed.
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Why Bajeh resigned as majority leader
The state governor, Yahaya Bello, on March 23, branded nine of the 25 assembly members as terrorists for their alleged roles during the March 18 House of Assembly elections held in the state.
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In a letter to the speaker, Matthew Kolawale, Bello requested that the legislature suspend the nine members, including the majority leader, and investigate their roles during the assembly election.
But Bajeh, in a letter to the house, informed them of his resolve to step down from the majority leader’s position, citing the "protest of being called a terrorist by the governor" of the state as his major reason, The Nation report added.
Faleke withdraws from Kogi APC governorship primary election
In another development, Legit.ng reported that Faleke, who is also the secretary of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, recently announced his withdrawal from the party's primary election in Kogi.
Faleke withdrew from the governorship race after he failed to appear before the Senator Abubakar Sodangi-led panel, which screened all aspirants of the APC.
According to the lawmaker, he stepped down from contesting in the interest of the nation.
Kogi governorship election: Top 3 APC politicians who want to succeed Yahaya Bello
Ahead of the Kogi state governorship election, which has been scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 11, 2023, the ruling All Progressives Congress Congress has screened its aspirants.
A report by THISDAY indicates that 18 aspirants were screened by the ruling party in Abuja.
Among the 18 screened aspirants, Legit.ng notes that three stand tall in terms of Kogi politics and may clinch the guber ticket during the primary scheduled for April.
Source: Legit.ng
