Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Governor Yahaya Bello, on Friday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he was ready to defend himself in the allegation of 'double registration' made against him by the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Natasha Akpoti.

Mr Bello was accused of registering first as a voter in 2011 in Abuja but procured another registration on May 23, 2017, at the Government House in Lokoja.

INEC had in 2017 accused Mr Bello of double registration and said he would have been prosecuted "but for his immunity."

Section 308 of the Nigerian constitution gives state governors immunity from prosecution.

Ms Akpoti's suit which was filed on October 14 with No. FHC/ABJ/CS/221/2019 stated that Mr Bello's double r...