Kogi State gubernatorial by-election, 2008
- Kogi State gubernatorial by-election, 2008
A by-election was held to elect a new governor of Kogi State on March 29, 2008.
The incumbent, Ibrahim Idris of the PDP, was re-elected to a second term in the 2007 general elections, but later in the year his re-election was nullified by INEC due to a complaint to the Election Petitions Tribunal by Abubakar Audu, a former governor who was excluded by INEC from participating in the 2007 elections. On February 6 2008, the Court of Appeal upheld this ruling and ordered a new election to be held within three months. President Umaru Yar'Adua ordered the Speaker of the National Assembly to take over as acting governor. [ [http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/daily-news/speaker-to-act-as-governor-in-nigerian-state-after-poll-nullification-2008020616374/ "Speaker to act as governor in Nigerian state after poll nullification"] , Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), February 6, 2008.] .
Idris re-ran for the governorship on the PDP ticket, challenging Abubakar Audu (ANPP), Ramat Momoh (PAC) and Yusuf Obaje (DPP).
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