Three members of the House of Representatives, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Emeka Nnamani and Munachim Alozie, the entire Labour Party (LP), have been sacked from the National Assembly by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia. They had been eliminated on Monday, September 11, after the tribunal agreed with the arguments introduced by the petitioners. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, who represents Arochukwu/ Ohafia Federal Constituency on the platform of LP, was faraway from the House by the tribunal, led by Justice Adeyinka Adegberegbe, which dominated that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daniel Chimezie Okeke, was in a position to show his petition that the election of Osonwa didn’t adjust to the rule of legislation. The tribunal, subsequently, declared the APC candidate, Daniel Chimezie Okeke because the winner and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificates of return issued to Ibe Okwara Osonwa and a recent one needs to be given to Okeke of APC. Also, the member representing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency, Emeka Nnamani was sacked from the Green Chambers and Alex Mascot of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) was declared because the winner. In its ruling, the tribunal agreed with the petition introduced earlier than it by Alex Mascot of APGA, the place the petitioner raised questions regarding the tutorial {qualifications} of Emeka Nnamani. In Osisioma/Obingwa/Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency, the victory of Munachim Alozie of the Labour Party (LP) was nullified by the election tribunal, which additionally ordered {that a} re-run election be carried out by INEC inside 90 days. The tribunal dominated that the margin of victory held by Munachim Alozie was too slender in contrast with the variety of disenfranchised voters throughout the February 25 election. The publish Tribunal sacks three Abia LP Reps members appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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