INEC to prosecute Governor Yahaya Bello for double registration after his tenure; implicated officials suspended
The Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made an announcement that Governor Yahaya Bello will be prosecuted for double registration following the completion of his tenure. According to Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voters Education and Information Committee, Governor Yahaya Bello's immunity clause is currently protecting him from prosecution.
Okoye also disclosed that the decision to prosecute Yahaya Bello came after an investigation, which resulted in the dismissal of two staff members and the suspension of an Assistant Director at the electoral commission.
Regarding the case, Okoye stated, "The case of double registration against the Kogi State governor has not been abandoned but there is nothing the Commission can do now because he is...