BREAKING: Tribunal Sacks Labour Party Lawmaker, Declares PDP Candidate Winner

• Another Labour Party (LP) lawmaker, Professor Sunday Nnamchi, has been fired by the election tribunal in Enugu state
• The election of Nnamchi, representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, was nullified on Friday, September 8
• The three-man panel of justices led by A. M. Abubakar agreed that Nnamchi was not qualified to contest the House of Reps election

Enugu state - Labour Party lawmaker Professor Sunday Nnamchi, representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has been sacked by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu.

As reported by Punch, the three-person panel of justices led by A. M. Abubakar nullified the election of Nnamchi and declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Cornelius Nnaji, as the duly elected candidate.

According to SaharaReporters, Nnaji, a one-term federal lawmaker, challenged the victory of Nnamchi in the February 25, 2023 election.

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The petitioner argued that Nnamchi was not duly sponsored and qualified to contest the House of Reps election under the Labour Party.

Delivering its judgement, the tribunal agreed that the LP lawmaker was not qualified to contest the election.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the 2023 general election saw the emergence of the "third force" in the Nigerian political space, creating a significant threat for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and trying to scheme out the leading opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from its most robust zone.

Many political pundits have referred to the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the third force, considering their success in the last general election.

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Tribunal sacks Labour Party Reps member Ogah

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Wednesday, September 6, sacked the member representing the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency, Honourable Amobi Ogah of the Labour Party (LP).

Delivering its ruling on Wednesday, the court subsequently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return given to Ogah and issue the same to the petitioner, Honourable Nkeiruka Onyejeocha of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

Source: Legit.ng