Kogi Governorship Election: DSS summons Faleke, Audu's son to Abuja.

The Deputy Governor-elect of Kogi State, Hon James Faleke has honored an invitation from the Department of State Services, DSS to Abuja.

THE NATION reports that Faleke and Mohammed Audu, the first son of the late Prince Abubakar Audu reported at the Abuja headquarters of the DSS in the early hours of Saturday.

Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the aide to Faleke told THE NATION that the invitation by the DSS might not be unconnected with statements credited to him that he would not be be available for swearing-in as Deputy Governor of Kogi State on January 27.

Confirming the invitation, the Director, Media and Publicity of Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation, Hon Duro Meseko expressed surprise that Faleke and Audu Jnr were kept in an isolated office at the DSS for long hours.

“I am surprised my principal and the eldest son of our political leader, Mohammed, are still being kept as I speak with you which is 4pm. What could be responsible for this ill treatment by the DSS? Or could they be acting the intimidation script? Trying to arm twist them into abandoning the sacred mandate freely given to the Audu/Faleke team by the generality of Kogi people?

“Let me make it abundantly clear that our mandate is sacred and no amount of of technical detention, intimidation and harassment would shake our resolve to get justice through the judiciary.

“I refuse to believe that the presidency has hands in the arrest, but we may not rule out the fact that the powers that be must have wielded their influence in the arrest, but we are not perturbed over the development, because we believe that God will ultimately vindicate us," he told THE NATION.

Faleke has been fighting to be declared Governor-elect of Kogi State since Prince Abubakar Audu died at the verge of being declared winner of the November 21, 2015 governorship election.