BREAKING: After Sacking PDP Federal Lawmaker, Court Declares Winner of Bye-Election in Northern State
- The People Redemption Party (PRP) has recorded a huge gain ahead of the 2023 general elections
- This is as the tribunal declared Muhammad Adam Alkali, the party's candidate, winner of the bye-election for Jos North Bassa federal constituency
- The tribunal declared Alkali the winner after sacking Musa Agah, the PDP candidate, who had earlier been declared the winner by INEC
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Plateau state - The National Assembly election petition tribunal has declared Muhammad Adam Alkali, candidate of the People Redemption Party (PRP), winner of the bye-election for Jos North Bassa federal constituency.
The tribunal gave the verdict on Friday, September 2, Daily Trust reported.
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Legit.ng gathers that the presiding judges, Justice Hope O. Ozoh. Khadi Usman Umar, and Justice Zainab M. Bashir, held that the petitioners proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Musa Agah's election nullified
The court also nullified the certificate of return earlier issued to Hon Musa Agah, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who was declared the winner of the election in February by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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INEC’s Returning Officer, Yinka Oyerinde, had declared that Agah of the PDP polled a total of 40,343 votes to defeat his closet challenger, Alkali, of the PRP who garnered a total of 37,757 votes while Abbey Aku of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 26,111.
Eleven (11) political parties contested the February 26th bye-election to fill the position left by Haruna Maitalla of the ruling APC who died in a motor accident in April 2021.
FCT polls: APC reclaims powerful local council as tribunal sacks PDP
In another related report, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) FCT chapter has been granted a favourable judgment by an election tribunal in the Bwari area council election earlier this year.
John Gabaya, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who was declared the winner of the area council polls by the electoral body was sacked by the election tribunal.
Shekwolo Haruna Audi of the APC was given a favourable ruling by the tribunal, thereby, making him the rightful winner of the February 12 local council polls.
Source: Legit.ng
