Makolo, from Kogi State, addressing a news conference in Lokoja said that the failure of Buhari to appoint a minister to represent Kogi in his cabinet, as required by the nation’s Constitution, had rendered decisions reached during FEC meetings within the period in question void. “The decisions of the federal government as discussed and ratified by the regular FEC meetings, without our (Kogi) contributions, or input from our appointed minister, in my humble opinion, is challengeable and voidable in court of competent jurisdiction,” he said. “In view of the above, I am proceeding to the court of law to challenge this constitutional violation. To say the least, this violation is impunity by the federal government. “It’s as if we, the people of Kogi, are not part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Makolo said that as a concerned citizen of Kogi State, he had earlier written a letter to the president, asking him to appoint a qualified indigene of Kogi to represent the people in the FEC, the highest decision making body of the government. He said that he was compelled to take the legal option “since the federal government appears unwilling to do the needful in the interest of justice and fairness for the people of Kogi.”]]>