In 1999, Mohammed Lawal became the Governor of Kwara state with the support of Late 'Sola Saraki. Their relationship got sour. Gov. Lawal got Saraki expelled from the Party, APP. In 2002, the PDP state chairman, Ahmed Pategi got assassinated. His death paved the way for Sola Saraki to take over the structure of the PDP in the state. His son, Bukola Saraki eventually became the party's flag bearer in a controversial Governorship primary where the original party chieftains/members were pushed.
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In February 2020, the Supreme Court sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa state 24 hours to their inauguration on the grounds that his deputy, Degi-Eremienyo presented false information to INEC to aid his qualification for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa state.
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in 2013 Olusegun Agagu, the then Governor of Ondo state died. While his remains was flown the plane crashed also. Omor sad stuff fr. Here's the source
A sitting governor was once abducted by police officers acting on the orders of a political godfather. Before the election, there was an understanding between both of them. After the governor got into office, he refused to hand over control of the state the way the godfather expected. So police officers stormed the government house, picked him up, and tried to force him to sign a resignation letter. For a few hours, a sitting governor had effectively been removed from office. Public outrage and pressure from institutions forced a reversal, and he was released.
In the November 16, 2019, Bayelsa State governorship election: - The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David Lyon, was initially declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with about 352,552 votes (around 70.57%). Even the BBC reported on it here
This guy (Daniel Bwala) used to be one of Tinubu’s biggest critics, but now he’s on APC’s camp and even denied so much in an Aljazeera interview with Medhi