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Tribunal Annuls APC Rep's Election, Declares PDP Candidate Winner
Posted by George on Thu 29th Oct, 2015 - tori.ngAn election tribunal in Nasarawa has nullified the election of a House of Representatives member belonging to the All Progressives Congress,APC over unlawful acts.
Saraki Dahiru-Maiyama
The National and State Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has annulled the election of Saraki Dahiru-Maiyama of All Progressive Congress(APC), representing Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
The nullification followed the petition filed by Joseph Kigbu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the victory of Dahiru-Maiyama of APC.
Delivering judgment on Thursday in Lafia, the Chairman of the tribunal, Mr Peter Obiora, declared Kigbu as winner of the March 28 elections. Oboira declared the re-run election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 18 as illegal.
Delivering judgment on Thursday in Lafia, the Chairman of the tribunal, Mr Peter Obiora, declared Kigbu as winner of the March 28 elections. Oboira declared the re-run election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 18 as illegal.
“The cancellation of results and subsequent conduct of a re-run election in Chiroma Electoral Ward by INEC was unlawful and I thereby annul same.
“The declaration of Dahiru-Maiyama of APC as the winner of the election after the conduct of the re-run was also illegal and I hereby annul same,” he ruled.
He, therefore, declared Kigbu as the real winner of the election and ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return from Dahiru-Maiyama and immediately issue same to Kigbu.
He, therefore, declared Kigbu as the real winner of the election and ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return from Dahiru-Maiyama and immediately issue same to Kigbu.
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