The election of the Taraba State House of Assembly Speaker has been nullified and a rerun ordered by the election tribunal.
Abel Peter Diah
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital nullified the election of the state House of Assembly Speaker, Abel Peter Diah on Wednesday.
Speaker Diah is representing Mbamga constituency of Sadauna local government council in the State House of Assembly.
The tribunal set aside the election, which was held on April 11, 2015 and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to set aside the Certificate of Return it issued the Speaker as winner of the poll.
It ordered a rerun in eight polling units in 90 days.