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Civil Society Organizations, INEC accredited observers in the November 11, 2023 Kogi governorship election as well as indigenous people of the state have raised concerns over what they described as mindless blackmail and "propaganda taken too far" by the Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, aimed at putting undue pressure on the Judiciary.  According to them, the needless attacks on the Judiciary after every judgement, shows crass ignorance on the part of both the SDP and its candidate, "who are not being properly guided by their lawyers for obvious reasons". The groups specifically noted that the continuous attacks on critical stakeholders, especially the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Judiciary without evidence should be seriously condemned by well meaning Nigerians as an attack on Nigeria's democracy and the rule of law, stressing that such attacks should not got without security agencies arresting and investiga

The media office of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has denied allegations linking him to the sponsorship of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria movement, which began on August 1, emerged in response to widespread hunger and the skyrocketing prices of food items, among other grievances. The protests have unfortunately led to the loss of lives and destruction of public property. In a statement signed by Ohiare Michael, Bello's office expressed its intention to take legal action against activist Jackson Ude, accusing him of spreading these unfounded claims. The statement reads, “We have uncovered a high-wired plan by some disgruntled enemies of the nation and persons on the Project Bring Down Yahaya Bello, to frame him up as one of the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country.  “We wouldn't have bothered to respond to a clout-chasing blackmailer and blackmail pawn, a hired gun in the hands of some unpatriotic Nige